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Summary: It Was Great
Review: I enjoyed this book very much.... For those who did not like it, well i think you should be more realistic. She did a great job, her facts were so real, i for one are a pilot's wife and i felt like they were talking about my life. Anita keep up the good work. I couldn't put the book down from the start.
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Summary: A fun, easy read -- not to be taken too seriously
Review: I liked this book, though it's certainly no masterpiece. If you don't take it too seriously, you should enjoy it. I particularly liked the character, Robert, at least until Shreve made him skilled pianist?
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Summary: It could have been better
Review: I really got into the book at the beginning but then it just seemed to drag on and on and on.... etc.Then to read the hole book and not like the ending just disappointed me. It was very predictable. I did like the plot of the book though, but felt it could have been better.
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Summary: This book is horrible!
Review: What I want to know is why Oprah is recommending this book when there are better contemporary authors to choose from. The characters (besides Kathryn)are all under developed and the story just gets worse and worse as the book goes on.
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Summary: Poignant, thought provoking novel
Review: This was my first book by this author, but it won't be my last. Shreve draws you in with a unique blend of intense plotting and attention to detail. A great read; I highly recommend it!
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Summary: The book is also a bomb!!!
Review: There are two bombs to the book, "The Pilot's Wife"--the first one that was found in Jack's handbag on the aircraft, which lead to the explosion and the death of hundreds of passengers; the second bomb is the book itself.The book was shallow and totally predictable. I think I must have seen the same story line in about 10 movies already. No reason to hash it out once more in paperback. The only redeeming qualilty of this book is its cover. Besides that--everything is trite and uneventful. Doesn't probe the mind nor fascinate the reader. Cheap entertainment.
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Summary: THIS WAS A BOOK I COULDN'T PUT DOWN
Review: I READ THIS BOOK IN A DAY AND A HALF. I NEEDED TO KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THIS POOR WOMAN AND HER FAMILY NEXT...I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND IT...READ IT!!
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Summary: Quick Entertaining Read
Review: I had higher expectations for this book. It was nice light read. Great if you want a quick book to read. The last chapter was terrible though.
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Summary: Could nt put it down
Review: It is a great book for a long rainy day.
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Summary: Dreadful, poorly written with a undeveloped plot. Laughable.
Review: This book is, without a doubt, the worst piece of fiction I have read to date.I realised from the outset that it was going to be a dreadful waste of my time and intelligence. Why then did I read on? Insomnia and no other reading material at hand. I suspect it was my sado-masochistic streak which propelled me to inflict such pain on myself. The characters are bland and poorly developed. I felt no empathy whatsoever for Kathryn and her one-dimensional daughter.The plot was badly woven, the story written in a childish style.Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse Shreve threw in the IRA out of the blue. Just stuck it in there at the end so she could finish up. What an insult to our intelligence. Why did Oprah include this amateur rubbish in her selection? The next time I see that "Oprah" label, I'll run a mile in the opposite direction.
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