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Title: Roses Are Difficult Here by W. O. Mitchell ISBN: 0-7710-6109-9 Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3 (1 review)

Rating: 3
Summary: Should have been a short story
Comment: This book is set in 1950s Alberta in a small town called Shelby. A sociologist arrives to research rural life and turns the little town upside down, starting with the weekly newspaper and its owner. It is basically a comedy so things end up better than when they started; but there isn't a lot of meat on this bone. Too much local color dialect is thrown in for show, and that takes away from the story. If I had been his editor I would have encouraged him to trim this 300 page book way, way, way down to a longish short story. It is full of quirky characters and is a fun read. The best of the characters (and the reason why this book gets 3 stars from me) is the town's garbage collector, Rory Napoleon. He falls off the wagon in a big way and it is incredibly funny. I took this book with me on vacation and I would recommend it to others who are going away and want a light read.