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Title: Attention: English Majors
Review: It seemed like such a good idea--telling the story of Anne Boleynthrough the eyes of her sometime-lover Thomas Wyatt. But the result was disappointing. So much extravagant emotion is bettershown than told, especially when the telling is so high-pitched andoverwrought. Granted that the author has some minimal skill incharacterization, much more could have been done with the depic-tions of George Boleyn and his wife Jane. The little we know ofboth, historically speaking, is so provocative--but here George isjust an echo of Thomas, and Jane but a cipher!And where, pray tell, are our editors when an author can get awaywith such obvious errors in grammar and syntax? Ms. Dunn does noteven understand the distinction between "lie" and "lay" and continually employs "you and I" after prepositions when "you andme is clearly indicated.For God's sake, let's send the lady back to grammar school beforeshe inflicts any more novels on us!
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