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Mary Camarillo
Author
Those People Behind Us
“Those People Behind Us” is set in the summer of 2017 in Wellington Beach, California, a suburban coastal town increasingly divided by politics, protests, and escalating housing prices—divisions that change the lives of five neighbors as they search for home and community in a neighborhood where no one can agree who belongs.
Plot/Idea: 8 out of 10
Originality: 8 out of 10
Prose: 9 out of 10
Character/Execution: 9 out of 10
Overall: 8.50 out of 10

Assessment:

Plot/Idea: Those People Behind Us, a story about community, divisions, and modern day living, is clever and engaging, with the perfect level of drama to capture and hold readers' attention from beginning to end. 

Prose: The author is a skilled writer, able to create believable characters with intricate personalities. The prose flows effortlessly, and dialogue is handled proficiently.

Originality: This intriguing book offers intimate and raw perspectives on everyday people in everyday circumstances, delivered in a way that makes each character's experiences feel inspired and pivotal to the plot. 

Character/Execution: The author devotes chapters to each of the main characters, offering insight into how that particular person thinks, what their situation is, and how they view the world—a clever and fresh way to tell this nuanced story.

Date Submitted: May 15, 2023

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