Title: shallow and contrived
Product review: I am surprised to find so many positive reviews of this book. The writing style is pleasant, but the plot is unbelievable, illogical, and forced. The intrigue that Dunlap tries so hard to create is just downright silly. As one reviewer commented, the characters are "ill-defined" and do things that "defy logic." I couldn't agree more. For instance, a maid becomes single-mindedly bent on destroying Emilie because of a pair of lost slippers. Perhaps scenarios like this could be made believable in the hands of some authors, but Dunlap can't pull it off. One thing I do credit the author for, however, is leaving out gratuitous and detailed sexual themes and descriptions.There is nothing more unsatisfying in a novel than one-dimensional characters, and this book was a chore to complete. Even lousy plots can often be forgiven if only the characters have depth; this book delivers neither. Given Dunlap's education, I expected a lot more from "Emilie's Voice."
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