false <![CDATA[Testimony: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255680775m/5519041.jpg 3121162 15 At a New England boarding school, a sex scandal is about to break. Even more shocking than the sexual acts themselves is the fact that they were caught on videotape. A Pandora's box of revelations, the tape triggers a chorus of voices--those of the men, women, teenagers, and parents involved in the scandal--that details the ways in which lives can be derailed or destroyed in one foolish moment.<BR><BR>Writing with a pace and intensity surpassing even her own greatest work, Anita Shreve delivers in TESTIMONY a gripping emotional drama with the impact of a thriller. No one more compellingly<I></I>explores the dark impulses that sway the lives of seeming innocents, the needs and fears that drive ordinary men and women into intolerable dilemmas, and the ways in which our best intentions can lead to our worst transgressions. 3152505 11 11 2008 Testimony total:3704|5:426|4:1289|3:1367|2:508|1:114| 3704 12517 5706 1138 2 11 false false Sun Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 20:28:51 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 21:15:24 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 5 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 15:59:22 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 16:04:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Sun May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 08:22:22 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 08:23:53 -0700 2008 2 9 false true Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 11:09:57 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 20:27:51 -0800 2009
I liked the plot, and I liked the idea of hearing the story from different characters' points of view, but ultimately I feel that the format caused a breakdown in the action and prevented the plot from clearl...more...]]> 3 5 false false Fri Dec 26 13:12:07 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 01 21:29:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 4 false false Fri Oct 24 13:27:48 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 08:42:04 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 13:27:48 -0700 2008

The beginning of the novel introduces us to a devastating videotape that involves two boys 18...more...]]> 2 5 false false Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 04:53:48 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 05:02:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false true Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 13:28:10 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 10:32:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 4 false false Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 19:47:39 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 19:52:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 4 false false Wed Nov 26 16:53:31 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 18:45:15 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 16:53:31 -0800 2008
The writing style... flipping between characters and times... is a tad confusing. There are too many people involved, which meant I didn't give a flying leap about any of them. I...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Nov 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 09:08:01 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 13:59:28 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 05:11:26 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 05:10:28 -0800 2009
The book was very interesting with a twist I never saw coming toward the end. The author uses different narrators for the many characters in the boo...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 07:54:31 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 07:55:39 -0800 2008 ISBN: 9780316059862
Little, Brown & Co., 2008
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for ReviewYourBook.com, 11/08
4 Stars
Placing blame…
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We see the story unveiled, piece by piece, in the voices of the participants. First we learn of a tape, discove...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 07:23:28 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 17:37:10 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Aug 12 17:01:12 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 05 08:37:43 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 09:05:08 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 09:04:53 -0800 2009
This book deals with teenage use of sex and alcohol in a private school in Vermont and how this incident changes ev...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Sep 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 14:14:40 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 07:04:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 13:03:06 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 11:57:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 01 16:20:45 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 04 10:10:33 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5519041