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Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner: book review

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Long Island Compromise  by Taffy Brodesser-Akner Overview: The Fletchers were doomed from the start. Or, well, not the start, but from the time that Carl Fletcher was kidnapped and his kids ranged from eight-years-old to in utero. He was returned, relatively unharmed, after a heavy ransom was paid, and he stoically returned to his factory—the very place he was held captive. Though the effects of the kidnapping are written all over the family, it's the one thing they'll never talk about. Overall: 3 Characters: 2  I am truly baffled by this book. For one, there are so many characters that are introduced and named so quickly while being given almost no defining characteristics that the novel is extremely hard to follow. On repeat mentions of the plethora of side characters, I would stare into space confused at who this person could possibly be and why they mattered. Though, honestly, I found myself questioning why I was reading about any of these characters. The book is arranged l