Long, meandering novel about many lives of one young boy in NJ

This was a tough read. I wanted to like it. I loved parts of the story because it was well written and offered unique perspective. However, i The story didn’t flow easliy. It jumped back and forth until a death. It wasn’t until the very end that it became clear where the author was taking us. Many lives of one young boy who was writing different endings and lives for the same people. Strange approach yet interesting but overall to meandering and too long. It took forever to read and I almost gave up. The historical content and setting was interesting.

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