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Title: Badly written and seriously dated
Review: I realize this is a book written in the mid-1980s. However, one of the things I judge a romance by is how well and realistically I feel the male dialogue is written. Generally, female authors do just fine with women's dialogue, but can be hit or miss with the men. WHen is the last time you heard a 30 year old man use the term "davenport"?? I was about the age of the hero in this book in 1985, and I swear that the only person I ever heard use that term was my grandma and she was born in 1900. I also got annoyed with the heroine--you love the guy, quit giving him such a hard time, especially when he's being really nice. For me, the book was way too long in the build up and way too short on the resolution.
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