This book seemed familiar
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Jennifer is still mourning the death of her husband, Danny, when her beloved grandmother, Samantha, goes into a coma.  Jennifer goes to stay in Samantha's lake house, a place she loved to go as a child.  When she arrives, she finds a bundle of letters from her grandmother who has written things about herself that Jennifer never knew.  This is a tear-jerker, love story which has the obligatory love, death and illness scenes as part of the plot.  When I was reading it, I felt that as if I'd "been there and done that" in other books I'd read.  Patterson attempts to write the kind of love story that Nicholas Sparks and Charles Martin write, but it doesn't turn out nearly as well.
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There were several issues that I have forgotten.  The author reminded me of them.  Also, some incidents varied from what I've known previously. I also enjoyed the list of the names...Some of which I have forgotten.
3819558
I've read most of Henning Mankell's books with pleasure but they're becoming too familiar; the same themes reoccur and are dealt with in the same way.  Even the books ostensibly from Linda's viewpoint strike me as a reiteration of Kurt's frequent self-evaluations.
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I finished this book a couple of weeks ago and couldn't remember anything about it until I opened it again and read a bit.  So, memorable enough to finish but not enough to recall or to buy sequels.
392397
I enjoyed reading enough to finish the second book. However I had already figured out what was next before I read it.  Sometimes it does seem everyone is rehashing the same story
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I felt like this was a bit too similar of a story from the first, I got about halfway.
4609870
The book seemed to be repeting  the same information throughtout the novel. The idea of the Help Innocent Prisoners Project is a geat concept.
73141
It seemed a lot like another book by the same author.  I like a surprise, a twist in the plot or an
element that I would not predict.
168494
Not sure on this one, it was same as an other book I read, can't remember what it was, but I know I have read the ending before.
4561238
Liked this book. Reminded me somewhat of the Greek Mythology books I've read in school.  It held my attention and am anxious to read the next one.
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Still reading this book it reminds me of the book I wrote Angels Without Wings probably people who have read this will also like my book.
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Like the first reviewer, I also read a copy of this book that I'd borrowed from the library back when I was in high school (in the mid-1970s).  I haven't read it since, so I don't know if the reviewer is right in warning that I might find it too chauvinistic today, but it definitely struck a cord with me back then.  I guess I'll leave my memories of it undisturbed for now.
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I stopped read it because it reminded me of a book I read years ago.  Felt like I was reading the original book with just a few changes
4187014
Man, it was was a good read. I especially liked some of the later chapters and the
thriller moments with the yakuza. It reminded me a bit of the the book "Ugly Americans". I also like parts throughout the book that reminded me of  my own experiences. This should be a enjoyable book by both newbies and veterans of Japan.
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Seems like someone else wrote this book. It had the same familiar and likeable characters but not the depth of prior books. But still an ok read.
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I had been wondering if this would just be a duplicate of the other German genealogy book by the same author but, despite some duplication, there are a lot of other hints and ideas.
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While I really liked this book, I didn't feel that it was terribly original. The tips in here are not novel, but it's nice to have them compiled into one place.