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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this book. John Shors is the perfect writer for me, because his books (so far) are based in Asia and have strong female protagonists (which both appeal to me very much!). <br/><br/>I would give Beside a Burning Sea four-and-a-half stars, but that's not possible on goodreads. I did...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36074449">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Sep 30 15:12:04 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[John Shors has done it again!  His novel, Beneath a Marble Sky was a wonderful, historical read.  Beneath a Burning Sea is much the same.  Once I began reading, I don't want to put it down.  It follows 9 people marooned on an island in the South Pacific after their ship has been bombed in World War ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33364026">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is filled with stereotypical characters making long speeches and lots of &quot;telling&quot; rather than &quot;showing.&quot; I know Shors writes better than this.  If you're in the mood for &quot;Survivor&quot; meets &quot;Lord of the Flies&quot; plus a love story, go for it, but I wouldn...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33709233">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An intriguing tale, set in the South Pacific during WWII (1942).  While the writing was mostly lyric and lush, this tale of a ship wreck and betrayal by a US naval officer (who cashes in his hatred for his fellow Navy hospital shipmates for Japanese cash) can sometimes read like Gilligan's Island wi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67557791">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Incredibly average. For me no surprises or anything to make me really think. The dialogue did not seem realistic and apparently the author has never watched an episode of Survivor since his castaways were faring extremely well. Not bad enough to give it one star though, I made it through 260 pages o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35344457">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Outstanding! This book isn't my normal kind of read. However, it sounded intriguing so I thought what the heck. It got my attention in the first 5 pages and didn't let go. 9 people are stranded on an island after a bombing of their ship. Of course there are such different ranges of characters. Such ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32950884">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a book that I picked up in the $4 bin at Borders. It's a story of nine passengers from a hospital ship in WWII who are stranded on a tropical island after their boat is attacked.<br/><br/>There's not enough on a tropical island to inspire 412 pages. There just isn't. <br/><br/>The book w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68558357">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an amazing book set in the South Pacific during World War II. It begins with the sinking of an American hospital ship and 9 survivors who are able to swim to a nearby island. Once on the island the group dynamic starts to come into play with 3 nurses, the ship's captain, a 12 year old boy, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44626509">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Perhaps after reading Marble Sky, I was expecting too much, having been impressed by Shor's first novel. On the other hand, I have to confess I would not like this book whether I had read Sky or not. It is very dull. You have a bunch of ship wrecked people, a mixture of Japanese and American strande...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71677237">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really liked this book. I enjoyed the charactors. The villian was villiany in all the right spots and the lovers were lovey in all the right spots (if not a little too sugary sweet). This story of the castaways in WWII was a good easy read. I do have to say that this authors first book, Beneath a ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31478105">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved Beneath a Marble Sky, so I was really looking forward to reading this and was sorely disappointed. Repetition and head-hopping jerked me out of the story at far too many  points. It seems as if this is a second or third draft of what would have been an excellent tale, had it been edited prop...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35693883">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A wonderful book to get swept up in and read away some dreary winter days. I love Shors' style, and he does a great job with the voices created in this novel. I enjoyed the dual perspective. Another excellent story from Shors - looking forward to his next novel.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I finished this over the weekend. Although the story was somewhat predictable and the language a bit flowery I still cared about the characters and what happened to them. <br/><br/>Akira, the Japanese teacher turned soldier, was by far my favorite. I loved him from the first introduction... &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67952835">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought this book a good, but I didn't love it. I thought it was a little predictable, and the love story was cheezy. It did keep my interest, but wasn't great. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked this particular book because Amy Tan had written a review and I find it fascinating to read what other authors I admire have read and enjoyed.<br/><br/>Beside A Burning Sea is about a WWII medical ship, Benevolence, that is sunk by a torped.  9 survivors, including a wounded Japanese sold...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78891556">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A fantasy soap, 1.5 stars.  It was readable, but I got to resenting every word.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is such a beatifully told story. The characters are all so fully realized, I can't believe the book is not longer. You really come to care about the folks stuck on this island. <br/><br/>It's a great read for history buffs, but also for anyone who likes a good adventure tale. Very suspensful,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64309518">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The novel rambles a bit and is very descriptive but transcends war to tell a very human story of several types of love in an unlikely place... definitely touching.    Each chapter beginning with haiku adds a far eastern touch in this twisting tale of skewed loyalties. On the flip side, there are too...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71087160">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Following the torpedo attack which resulted in the sinking of the hospital ship on which they were serving nine survivors make their way to an island in the Soloman's chain and set up a community of sorts. <br/><br/>The story is set in 1942, and each of the survivors is representative of the relat...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35786577">more...</a>]]></body>
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