Cori P. (bikerchick) reviewed on 1/20/2007 + 6 more book reviews

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I saw the movie first and loved it. After several months, I saw the book for sale and picked it up. Like most novels, the book is better than the movie, but nothing from the book is really left out of the movie. The descriptions are far more vivid in the book and we receive more explanation to why the main characters are where they are in the world. Riveting and suspenseful, a tale of how good people wind up, unintentionally, in tragic circumstances, colliding head-on with others they encounter. The reader's empathy can easily switch from character to character, with each turning page.

A very thought-provoking read, with glimpses of cultural differences and gut-wrenching choices that often makes one wonder what one would do in similar situations.

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