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Title: Talent is not contagious
Review: Ayelet Waldman wants everyone to know she is married "to the novelist Michael Chabon," as she mentions on the back of her book. There's an obvious reason: Waldman has no talent, so she must drag her husband's name into her books. Sorry, but talent is not contagious and "Love and Other Impossible Pursuits" might be your thing only if you love soap operas or made-for-television movies. It's maudlin, full of cliches (both in prose and characters) and the ending is as terrible as it is predictable. For stale stories with the taste of saccharine, just turn on your television. At least it's free.
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