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Title: Disappointed--Like So Many Others
Review: When I finished this book, I felt like I had been slapped across the face. I had thought it so very good, beautifully written and cleverly structured. The sections on Africa were truly well-done and enlightening. And then came the end. I don't believe I have ever been so angry with a book--with an author. My face actually burned. To me, the ending cheapened the entire work. It was NOT clever. And no, it is not that we always have to have a happy ending. I wept at the end of Cold Mountain but know that book could not have ended any other way. I would love to hear what must have been some very interesting discussions between the author and her editor. It takes so long to write a book. You care about it, you're with the characters and the story every single day. And then to do this? As if it has all been a trick, a joke? While reading this book, I was excited about it and had planned to rave about it to all my friends. Not now.
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