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Title: Good plot idea; poor follow-through
Review: When I read a book, I like to become submerged in the plot, but I never was able to get beyond the glaring editorial errors and mediocre writing. A couple of examples: The Vietnamese river rat incident just about did me in...it's totally unbelievable that this vicious animal would sleep serenely all night, sharing a pillow with a young girl and two cats, and then suddenly cause the devastation which took place the next day. I also found it hard to accept that a mother would actually allow her husband to send their three young daughters into the wilds alone overnight to learn survival skills! ...And the youngest could feel snakes writhing under her tent floor? Come on!
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