The Pilot's Wife : A Novel

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Summary: Could Not Put This Book Down!
Review: As a mother of a 2 yr. old, I have very little time to read, something I love to do. But this book caught my interest from page one and I couldn't stop until the end. It's been over two weeks since I finished the book and I still can't stop thinking about it. A little predictable but there were still a few surprising twists. If you're looking for a good, quick read, this is the book. I'm on my way to order more books by this author!

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Summary: No-brainer!
Review: NY Times best seller?! Recommended by Oprah?! What did I miss?! I found this book to be (at best) dull, unimaginative, predictable and anti-climatic.

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Summary: It was an OK book,did not deserve all the hype
Review: For a book on Oprah's book list, I was disappointed. It was just a ho-hum romance, and a little on the depressing side. But an easy read.

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Summary: A quick, easy read but very similar to a soap opera
Review: The question how well do we really know someone isn't particulaly relevent to the novel. The question should really be, how naive do we let ourselves be? I didn't think that it was a huge shock that Kathryn didn't know about her husbands double life. Based on the flashbacks that Shreve provides in every other chapter it was clear that Kathryn's marriage was falling apart and she jsut didn't want to face the truth. Furthermore, the novel is one of the most predictable I've ever read. The whole question of how real we really know someone is a good one. Unfortunately, it is not well presented in this case. The whole idea of leading a double life with another family is trite and similar to an episode of Dynasty or All My Children.

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Summary: OK
Review: The Pilot's Wife was very good in spots but pretty uneven. Still, as other reviewers have noted, it's a quick read so I'd say give it a try, along with White Oleander, and The Triumph and the Glory.

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Summary: Implausible and Dull
Review: I was very disappointed in this dull, dreary novel but plodded through it as a member of a book discussion group. It is quite obvious that the author knows little about the airline business and even less about the conflict in Northern Ireland. The plot is contrived and the prose is not particularly well written. As a rule, I stay away from anything billed as an "Oprah Pick" and should have continued that practice.

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Summary: Your Time is Precious don't Waste it!!!
Review: This book is terrible, usually Oprah recommends good ones but this is not one of them. It totally wasted my time, it took half of the book just to get the plot established and then after that everything else was obvious. Please I beg you don't waste your time, read something else.

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Summary: Interesting and enjoyable read
Review: I enjoyed the story-however my version was audio tape. There were places where you had to suspend disbelief and towards the end, she could have done away with the whole carrier thing-I liked the question of just-How well do you think you know people? But, I'm not sure if the characters evolved or learned anything from the experience-if there is something to be learned. But for a 6 hour road trip-I wasn't bored.

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Summary: Was very disappointed in this book
Review: This is the third Oprah book I've read and have struggled to finish only to be very disappointed. The story itself had potential, but was very poorly written.

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Summary: A Pretty Predictable Easy-Read
Review: I've read several of the Oprah selections and by the end of the book I generally agree with her rave reveiws --- not the case this time. It wasn't terrible, but I certainly wouldn't recommend it to anyone. It was simple and extremely predictable. So much more could have been done with the content and the character development. For example, once the IRA is introduced - why didn't Shreve build on the historical content? Develop around the movement? The book was OK --- an easy to read plot that had the potential to evolve, but never did!