That puts a different complexion on it, though I'm still not horribly concerned. I'm actually not expecting a masterpiece, or for it to be as good. "To Kill a Mockingbird" set such a high standard that I don't feel I should really use it as a bar for setting expectations of another work, even from the same author. I'm mostly interested in her insights into southern US life, having grown up in the southern US myself.
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