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    <body><![CDATA[I think the main problem with this book is that the author relies heavily on summary, rather than description or dialogue, to tell the story. None of the characters seem fleshed out as a result. I had no opinion about whether the protagonist should stay with her husband Mark or try to reconnect with...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22881216">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I tore thru the first part of this book, when Jean the American writer and Mark her British husband were a nice solid, likable couple enjoying their new home on a tropical island, telecommuting to her magazine job and his ad agency in London.  <br/><br/>But then as everything gets complicated (illic...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52438955">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Okay book, perfectly engaging but lacking that special spark.  I guess for me the issue was mostly that I'm confused as to whether the monumental plot twist made the book great or totally let the wind out of the great part of the book.  I felt like it fizzled after *giant realization that changed ev...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72393973">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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