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Title: Xenophobe
Review: I bought three of Massey's books at one time due to the fact that she won the Agatha Award for "The Salaryman's Wife." I usually give a book 100 pages before giving up, but I couldn't get past 40 or so without feeling thoroughly disgusted. How on earth could she have won an award for this piece of trash?The main character, Rei Shimura is xenophobic. I have no doubt that Ms. Massey really lived and worked in Japan, but she couldn't have been here very long because her character's disdain for all things foreign reflects homesickness typical of the newly arrived. Her command of the Japanese language betrays her longevity, however, and that's what's unforgivable.Save your money.
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