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American Wife: A Novel
American Wife: A Novel by Curtis Sittenfeld
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August 28, 2009

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Michelle
Aug 18, 2008
Michelle rated it: 4 of 5 stars

I would have given this five stars if not for the last section. I loved it to the point of not being able to put it down. The book follows a fictional character names Alice Blackwell (who for all intents and purposes is Laura Bush). The details of the story are fiction, but the characters are easily recognizable.

The reader follows Alice as she grows up, endures tragedy, and somehow becomes a liberal women married to a very conservative politician. She must then struggle with the con...more
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Mashedpotato
Aug 17, 2009
Mashedpotato rated it: 2 of 5 stars

Read in September, 2009
I wish the author had committed to one story. Either write about George and Laura or write about Charlie and Alice.

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Bethany
Sep 05, 2008
Bethany rated it: 4 of 5 stars

Read in April, 2009
The only reason this got 4 stars was the last section. It felt too disjointed and for some reason took me forever to get through.
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Tiffany
Sep 10, 2008
Tiffany rated it: 2 of 5 stars


JoAnn
Jul 10, 2009
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Apr 01, 2009
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noisy penguin
Apr 01, 2009
noisy penguin rated it: 4 of 5 stars

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Cali
Jun 24, 2009
Cali rated it: 4 of 5 stars

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SF_Reads (Mod)
Aug 07, 2009
SF_Reads (Mod) rated it: 3 of 5 stars

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Sarah
Aug 27, 2009
Sarah rated it: 3 of 5 stars


Nicole
Apr 07, 2009
Nicole marked it as to-read

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Angie M
Aug 12, 2009
Angie M rated it: 5 of 5 stars


Lindsay
Apr 25, 2009
Lindsay rated it: 4 of 5 stars