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Summary: Couldn't put it down but went away hungry for more.
Review: A very enjoyable read but, like others, I thought the ending should have been more solid. If a sequel is planned, I don't think I'd read it. I guessed the murderer right from the start - just lucky I guess.
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Summary: Interesting police procedural, lousy social commentary
Review: A good read for mystery lovers. The book however, goes overboard in attempting to raise just about every current social issue: anti-semitism, inter-racial relationships and racism in general, teen pregnancy, incest, rich vs not rich, provincialism, older man-younger woman...(should I go on?) There's also an issue of pre-judging and the treatment of "evidence" thrown in for good measure.
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Summary: Great book, not so great ending!!
Review: This is the first book I have read by Ms. Sloane and I really enjoyed it. That is, until the last couple of chapters. As other readers have commented, it does leave one hanging. Up until that point, I would have given it 5 stars.Still, the murder mystery was interesting and well done. I guessed who did it and changed my mind several times. Always the sign of a well written mystery. You really come to care about the main characters, maybe that is why the ending was so frustrating. I do recommend this book, with reservations. I plan to read Ms. Sloan's, Guilt by Association as soon as possible. Look for my review!!
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Summary: This was a one of those can't-put-down-till-you-finish books
Review: This was the first Sloan book I had read and I'm now currently reading "Guilt by Association". This had to be one of the best books I'd ever layed my eyes on. I loved the way it had a twist of romance wound into the ropes of the story. I don't know how to describe it to you, but all I know is that you have to read it!!!! As well as "Guilt by Association" I'm only 13 and can't read my normal age books as I find them so boring!! I even read John Grisham!
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Summary: A great book , but ended non-conclusively .
Review: The book is great for simple reading , and I found it to be quite intresting through out . It is not "deep" and is good for light reading . The characters are quite intresting although not much emotion is shown . It does give some insight to human behaviour and society's wrongful conduct . However the ending made me wonder if the author wanted to keep the option of a sequal . It could have ended more conclusively . I would recommend anyone intrested in murder mystries to read it .
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Summary: Is there a sequel?
Review: I had read GUILT BY ASSOCIATION and liked it a lot. I looked forward to AN ISOLATED INCIDENT and for the first 9/10 of the book I was not disappointed. But just when the book should have gotten REALLY interesting it fizzled into a preview of a sequel. When the participants of the basement meetings are about to be revealed, the thoughts of the child distract the reader from the novel and make us wonder about a sequel. And then the last chapter sets the reader up even more for a sequel. This ending cheated the reader. Sloan was so good for so long and then the last few pages were a rip-off. We deserve better!
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Summary: A very easy and comfortable, airplane read
Review: This book has been overly overestimated in its deep and meaningful capacity; it is a brilliant story and a classic whoddunit, it is definitely unputdownable and keeps you guessing until the last minute. However, the characters are shallow, and I could not really find anything that will stay with me two days after finishing it. The characters are stereotypes while shallow and behaviour cannot be over-analysed. It is a fun read for those who like murder mysteries, but do not expect to psychoanalyse, judge or philosophise too much. The story really flows without stalling, so if you are looking for something to occupy you while lying on the beach or waiting in an airport, get this book.
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Summary: Made Up My Own Mind
Review: I admit I got this book because of the customer comments made about it. Readers either loved it or hated it, nothing in between, and I wanted to find out for myself. Well, now I have, and it's a superb book, full of rich, wonderful characters, with a story that will keep you involved to the very last page. Does it have a sappy live-happily-ever-after ending? No. It has an all-to-real-life ending, which is much more valid. In fact, now that I reflect, it couldn't have ended any other way. But the best part of the book is its depth, its intricate layer upon layer, that makes you think about what Sloan is really saying. I wish I'd written this. I'm getting her other book today.
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Summary: A gruesome excuse to write a crime thriller
Review: How unbelievable that anyone one would use the excuse of the brutal murder of a young girl as an attempt to rid a town of Jewish citizens. With its shallow character development and infuriating conclusion, this book only emphasizes the ease in which a controversial subject, no matter how well or poorly it is handled, now makes for 'good reading.' What about giving readers a believable ending to what had been, up till the very end, an intriguing story?
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Summary: A beautifully written, but terribly disturbing novel
Review: More than a murder mystery, it is a beautifully written commentary on the below the surface social and racial prejudices that exist in a close-knit community. Despite the gruesome crime, I did not find the novel itself disturbing as much as its ending. It disturbs me very much that there is no closure with regards to Ruben's and Ginger's relationship, the Frankel family, and with Mary Breckenridge. It is almost as if there should be a sequel so that we can know how it all plays out. However, even if there is no sequel, the novel's ending succeeds in shocking us into examing our own thoughts and behaviour, which is, I think, the author's intention all along.
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