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Summary: A quick, yet touching read
Review: The Pilot's Wife is very fast-paced, yet Kathryn Lyons, the protagonist, takes many moments to reflect on herself, her late husband, and their marriage. It leaves a slightly bitter taste in one's mouth regarding unconditional trust, however, the novel is well-written and holds its own.
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Summary: This book didn't seem to know where to go
Review: I did not like this book much at all. Although I liked the beginning and the description of the relationship between the mother and daughter and how they reacted to the father's death, that was all I liked. The plot kept getting weaker and weaker, and then all of the information she finds out about her husband after her trip to London is rediculous. We never see anything in the character of her husband to justify his actions to us as the reader or to make any sense of them. Also, the Irish woman certainly gave a lot of information to strangers very quickly. Awful, awful, awful. The author should have stayed with the original part of the story and developed the characters while showing us how they deal with the grief, shock and guilt. I think suicide would have been a better story. At the end, I really didn't care about any of the characters. Also, it was too "romancy" the way the mother is going for the Union guy at the end. Oh, don't get me started on that! BAD.
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Summary: The Pilot's Wife
Review: This book goes above and beyond the expectation of a novel. It is fantastic. Anita Shrieve uses magnificient imagery in this story to create a compelling emotion. By doing this she pulls you into the story. The imagery that she uses makes you feel a part of the story. The metaphor within this book is about how well you think you know a person. It's like when eating an apple you know what it's going to taste like, then one day it surprises you because it doesn't taste like that at all. You realize that you may not really know people like you think you do. Shrieve does an excellent job of making you feel like you are a part of the novel.
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Summary: An AAirline employee writes...
Review: I hate reading! I really don't think that I have read a book that I didn't have to read since college. While on a recent getaway to Chicago I got bumped off a flight. I decided to buy a book that I had heard everyone talk about at work. I finished the book on the day of the EgyptAir crash and I must admit that was alittle scary. I have alot of friends in different areas of the airline industry and none of them could believe that I was reading a book. It may have been curiosity or the fact that I could not shut up about this book, but now everyone on my desk has read this book and we have come to the conclusion that it really hits home if you know someone in the airline industry.
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Summary: The pilots wife
Review: A touching story I'm sure but the authors delivery of plot considerably depreciated any ounce of compassion that could have been bestowed upon the characters. Staying awake through out the novel was a daunting task, I highly recommend some sort of literary training be presribed the author. In sort, you killed it for me. Out of respect I did give it the benefit of the doubt and read the novel from beginning to end.
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Summary: 80 Pages is a Fair Chance!
Review: Before today, I had never looked at the reader reviews while I read a book, but I just had to know "is this worth it?" Clearly not. Thank you all for sparing me. I kept going - 80 painful pages - waiting for some sign that this book would improve. It seems my initial impression (this book is worthless!) was correct.At BEST, The Pilot's Wife is an easy read. If you don't want an intriguing plot, a creative use of language or complex characters, this is the book for you! It is terribly unoriginal. My goodness, if she can get published, so can I!
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Summary: The Pilot's Wife
Review: I have read Anita Shreve before, in her book "Where or When". I have heard so many people talk about this new book, and decided to read it. I found it very disappointing. The story itself seemed jaded and syrupy. The writing style is trite. I continued to read and finish the book, but literally threw it down in disgust at the end. I feel a book should illuminate you in some way, and it obviously has made an impact on many people. Unfortunately, I was not one of them. I would recommend it as light, entertaining reading only.
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Summary: Oddly compelling
Review: I stayed up all night reading to finish it. I can see how it was somewhat predictable, but it had some twists that were surprising to me. I will admit that I may be more easily suprised than the average reader, but I think it was enough to keep it interesting. I did get a bit alarmed when I got pretty close to the end and still didn't know how things might be resolved. It is a quick, entertaining read, not great literature, but certainly something for the beach/plane/vacation or distraction. Thoughts of it stayed with me after I completed it.
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Summary: The Pilot's Wife
Review: The Pilot's Wife was a good, quick read. It was strong throughout most of the book, although a little weak in the end. Nonetheless, it was one of those books you could read on an airplane or on vacation, get through it quickly, and feel entertained. Like the majority of Oprah's picks, it was rather sad with a statement on dysfunctional relationships.
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Summary: What a disappointment
Review: I generally enjoy SOME of Oprah's books, but this one was definitely a poor choice. The plot, which is all one can focus on because the style isn't particularly inventive or interesting, drags along from beginning to end. I was praying for the predictable ending. When it came, I felt nothing for the characters involved.
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