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51st out of 77 books
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9 voters
Abduction
Aziz is a kind-hearted zookeeper with a sense of humor, living a simple life in Algeria. But his contented existence is shattered by the abduction of his thirteen-year-old daughter. Aziz, his wife, his stepfather-in-law, and his mother-in-law are sent on a frantic and desperate chase to save the young girl's life.
But this is no ordinary abduction. No ransom demands are mad...more
But this is no ordinary abduction. No ransom demands are mad...more
Paperback, 350 pages
Published
May 15th 2012
by Haus Publishing
(first published September 1st 2011)
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I definitely don't regret reading this book at all. It was so real and intense. I do have to admit that I had to struggle through the middle part of the book. By then the theme of I-want-to-save-my-daughter-but-can-I-really-do-what-I'm-being-asked-of becomes kind of annoying. That being said, the beginning and ending are page turners and I'm very happy I didn't set the book down with no intention of picking it back up.
All in all, I have mixed feelings about Abduction, but admire the honesty in...more
All in all, I have mixed feelings about Abduction, but admire the honesty in...more
I have to confess that in this summer of reading one thriller after another I had to put this one aside half way through: it was just too much! Confronted with the question how far one would go to save the life of a loved one was simply too much! However, for the less squeamish this is one heck of a thriller and a chilling introduction into Algerian contemporary history and politics...
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