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Summary: Distressing book with odd plot twists
Review: This book is not poorly written. I read it in one weekend, and did not want to stop, but I did not like it at all. It was disturbing what horrible things The Pilot of the title did and hid. The final explanation of what motivated all his actions seemed very far-fetched and not well-explained at all. This is the only book I have read by Anita Shreve, and suspect she is a talented writer from what I saw in this book, but the story itself was too disturbing for me to enjoy. I also lost some respect when I read the official press release sent to me about the book and noticed two typos.
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Summary: Dissapointed
Review: This is the last time I ever purchase a book without reading the first few pages...Extremely predictable plot with the auther stretching out the story with inane fillers.
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Summary: Maintained a Steady Pace All the Way Through
Review: This is the first of Anita Shrive's books I have read. Although the book wasn't exactly riveting, I read the whole thing in almost one sitting. The characters were easy to understand, and there weren't so many characters that you forgot who was who. The book was an easy read, and had just enough steam to it to keep me wondering what would happen next and how things would unfold. I was disappointed in the ending--feeling as though I had been left hanging with some loose ends that should have been tied up.
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Summary: Well-written, but very predictable
Review: I concede from the start that Ms. Shreve is a talented author. In this book, she very subtly paints a portrait of a woman living an "ordinary" life in what she believes is a good marriage. This depiction is thoroughly convincing as are the New England setting and the supporting characters. Unfortunately, she saddles us with an extremely predictable plot and the book grinds forward until every foretold event unfolds. A few "twists" are thrown in near the climax but there is no real depth or emotion to any of it. At the very end, when something new and creative would be required to hold the reader's interest, the story abruptly stops. My impression is that this could be, with editing, the first third of a great book. While it is a disappointing read, I'd certainly try another of Ms. Shreve's books.
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Summary: Immediately engaging, fast paced and well written
Review: From the first page I was hooked. The story takes a lot of unexpected twists and turns. The characters are well developed and believeable. While I was not disappointed with the ending I would have liked to know a little more about why Jack did what he did. This is a great, quick read.
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Summary: a story that forces you to reexamine your relationships
Review: Ms Shreve certainly knows how to touch on all of the silent terrors every pilot's spouse dwells on alone at 3:00am. She then twists the knife in the already open wound when she examines how much blind faith there must be in relationships where people spend time apart. A gripping premise though not coupled with as deserving a conclusion.
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Summary: disappointing.... predictable
Review: I was disappointed by this book, the first I read by Anita Shreve. It was not gripping or really very interesting. I kept reading thinking it would get better, but it didn't.
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Summary: A beach book, with substance
Review: Anita Shreve is proving to be a very versitile writer who has somthing to offer for everyone. While the plot is somewhat predictible, the psychological issues addressed make this novel well worth reading. The reader gets swept up in Kathryn's nightmare, all the while knowing that there is something very wrong in her marriage that she refuses to acknowledge. This is a stay up all night and finish kind of book. While The Weight of Water and Eden Close have more depth to them, this is fun reading-with class- at its best!
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Summary: Anita Does It Again
Review: A wonderful story...well-told and captivating.Ms. Shreve has always been a favorite author of mine and I can say that she has not disappointed me. She manages to hold you entralled with her dialogue and her captivating characters.
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Summary: Tragedy followed by unimaginable heartbreak
Review: Which is worse, the tragic death of your loving husband or believing you are happily married only to discover your spouse has been carrying on with another woman for years?
What if the tragedy was followed by the discovery? Anita Shreve explores an even larger question in her latest novel "The Pilot's Wife". Does anyone ever really know another person completely? The characters are honest and well drawn, their pain is real. The story is at times unbearably sad. Anita Shreve is a fine author whose earlier work I have passed on to other readers freely. But this book I will recommend cautiously and not to someone who has lost a spouse.
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