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Title: Quite simply, overrated
Review: I tried to read this book for my book club, but gave up about midway through. I wish I could see in this book what most others seem to see. Something was missing. To me, it was only too evident that it was a male author trying to write from the perspective of a woman--clearly fascinated by all the little trappings of femininity, but somehow missing the heart and soul of a woman. (And for the record, there are some men who write successfully from other points of view--that's not the issue.) He also clung to the historical details at the expense of creating a memorable protagonist.I thought I was just being my usual curmudgeonly self, but my husband recently read this book and felt the same. So disappointing!
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