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Title: Should Have Been Better
Review: I purchased "Water Music" based solely on a recommendation from a website geared for exploration and adventure. When the book arrived, I eagerly tore in but soon discovered that the book is replete with obscenities and indecencies. It is so bad, in fact, that I had to slip it into the garbage before my children (eager readers) noticed it. A skillful writer should not have to resort to smut, especially when dealing with such a vast topic as African exploration. Alas, Mr. Boyle reduces the human race to its lowest common denominator with his "wise guy" style of prose.
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