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Title: Surprise Ending? Please!
Review: While reading the book, I found Shreve's writing almost pretentious. Finally, the surprise ending (discounting the first two sections of the book!) was unbelievable, and wrapped up in less than a page. It reminded me of the ending in Dallas (when Victoria Principal woke up from a dream) or in "Tootsie" when he revealed that he was a man and made up some contrived story as to how s/he got there! I just thought it was cheap and surprised that a professional reviewer would give it any high marks! I have read The Pilot's Wife and The Weight of Water and enjoyed both of them, but this one should have had either a different editor or should not have been published in the first place. I definitely feel like I wasted both my time and money on this one!
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