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Summary: Where's the ending?
Review: Would someone please Email me the ending to this otherwise interesting novel? Unfortunately my edition of the book ends at the bottom of p. 293 with the words, I just wondered about the children, she said across the sea. ..... ? ? ....And the next page is blank. Obviously there is more that the printers left out, and I would appreciate knowing what it is. Help, someone, help!
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Summary: Predictable With A Capital "P"
Review: I couldn't believe how predictable this novel turned out to be! From the very beginning, the plot seemed to move along without any real help from the author. Any reader with half an imagination can figure out what will happen within the first chapter. I do think that this book has potential, though. The whole concept of "really knowing another person" is one that could be explored in depth and worked into a captivating and original plot. That's what I thought Shreve would do with this novel, but I was disappointed.
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Summary: Not enough beef where it counts
Review: The book had an engaging plot, but as mentioned above, character development was lacking, especially in Mattie and Julia. Mattie's character was an insult to teens everywhere, with her unbelievably selfish nature and tendency to go spastic at any moment. The style was over-descriptive and I found myself skipping the tedious descriptions of places.
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Summary: A story of emotions and relationships
Review: This book beautifully describes the feelings, memories and relationship of an appealing and attractive woman. I will definitely read more of Anita Shreve's books. Her characters are beautifully drawn, she can evoke a place and feeling as well as any writer I've read lately, and her description and understanding of relationships is breathtaking. In that, she reminds me of Sue Miller in her earlier works, The Good Mother and Family Pictures.
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Summary: Great summer read...
Review: One word fits this book best... "MASTERPIECE"
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Summary: predictable and unbelievable.
Review: Move over soap operas. I finished this book only because I was on vacation with nothing much to do and nothing much else to read. It transferred no feeling to me. Flat and uninteresting. The characters were not very believable or interesting. Sorry Oprah!!
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Summary: Send this book back to the drawing board!
Review: This book reminds me of a college student who has a great idea but waits until the last minute to develop it - with the result being a quasi-developed mishmash. The author cannot seem to decide whether this book is the story of a woman's journey towards self growth OR a mystery. She could have successfully combined these two genres - but does not develop the story or the protagonist well enough to successfully achieve this. The "happily ever after" ending is way too pat. I felt that she could not decide how to end the book and this ending worked for her. This book was published while still in its embryonic stage. Send it back to the drawing board!
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Summary: Too boring and repetitive language
Review: Boy, what a waste of time this book was. Totally predictable and very slow moving. I agree, hardly any action ...the good part was that it was short. You can finish this book in less than a week! But, do yourself a favor...don't waste your money on this one. I can't believe Oprah would have put this one on her book club.
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Summary: Typical best-seller fare
Review: This novel offers typical best-seller fare: a decent story line and not much else. If you seek a literary experience, look elsewhere. However,I respected the intelligent and constructive use of flashback in the alternating chapters, which worked for me. I also found the dialogue concise, credible and realistic. The plot has intriguing twists and turns in some places, which captures the reader's attention. The book is certainly not uplifting, which to me marks a great novel. The women characters were round and full and well-drawn. I assume that the book was written and promoted primarily for readership by other women. As usual, the men are all shallow, self-serving, treacherous idiots. Why is contemporary women's literature so inept at capturing the true spirit of even one decent male? Do women write because they have problems with men? Do women love to read about men who are one dimensional, stick-figured jerks? Is the publishing industry consumed by editors who can't relate to men? What's the deal, Oprah? Does a man have to be a fool in order for a woman to become remarkable? Isn't a great woman who falls for a fool also diminished? After Charming Billy, Amy & Isabelle and The Pilot's Wife, I have abandoned all hope of the ability of contemporary women authors to even come close to portraying full male characters who are decent human beings. Come on, ladies. Can't you do any better than this? We're better off reading the Brontes, Jane Austen and George Elliot.
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Summary: Captivating sad novel with heartfelt emotions portrayed
Review: The Pilot's Wife is a wonderful novel which absolutely transported me into the world of the main characters. The writing was exquisite. The plot unfolded naturally with transitions evenly handled between past and present events. The first few chapters are very sad, but the remaining sections of the book do not retain the same heavy mood. I recommend this book highly.
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