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    <body><![CDATA[The plot of the original was easier and more fun; wait for the giant shark to show up, then &quot;Holy crap, there's a giant shark!&quot; and finally chasing and trying to stop it. This time Alten tries a more convoluted plot with more intriguing sexual politics and political politics, as well as (a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7100343">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[AFTER ANGEL THE FULL GROWN MEGALODAN ESCAPES JONAS AND TERRY HIS WIFE FIND THEM SELFS BACK IN THE MARINA TRENCH SEARCHING FOR THE MONSTER.AN ACTION PACKED SHARK BOOK THAT LEAVES YOU WANTING MORE.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Trashy beach book I read on vacation in Hawaii. I didn't even realize it was a sequel, but sharks freak me out so I got enough scaries out of it to suit me.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read it several times and still love it. I've got almost all of it memorized, but it still never fails to engage my imagination. I love books that can just pull me in and instead of reading them, I visualize them.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Not as good as the first, but what ever is????  Still a very enjoyable read, but the first one felt as if Steve Alten had gotten into my head when he wrote it.  This one proves we have different views.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[In Meg, we were introduced to a large, fully grown megalon shark, now we visit the place where it came from, what else is still alive down there?]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Hey I had  to read the sequel.  Same review as Meg, the first book, I found them to be waaaaaay to similar.<br/>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wasn't AS good as MEG, but usually the sequels aren't!<br/>It was really good though.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked the whole series, probably not for everyone, but I liked it. ]]></body>
    
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