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Title: Disappointing.
Review: I would be lying if I said I thought it was a good book. It reads as though the screenplay was merely rearranged into paragraphs and left at that. The characters lack depth and substance. I haven't seen the movie but this book didn't tempt me to pay money for that pleasure. I have noticed that proofreading has become a lost art since the advent of the personal computer. This book is a prime example of the over-reliance of authors (and editors?) on spell checks. Why didn't they go so far as use the grammar check as well? At least I would have been spared reading a description of Margaret(?) of Guise that starts "Her dark over eyes..." and, if I'm not mistaken, further on in the book "... paid her complements.." Would some publisher out there like to pay me to proofread their books before publication? My rates are very reasonable... :-)
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