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I'd Know You Anywhere - Laura Lippman
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I'm a huge fan of Laura Lippman's stand-alone novels. She's particularly good at three things: 1) Telling a really, really good story; 2) Creating characters that are so believable they practically breathe on the pages; and 3) Incorporating pop culture and current events into the narrative in really original, interesting, and poignant ways. She's really at her best in this novel.
The plot summary is pretty simple: A woman is forced to recall the summer she was kidnapped and raped by a serial kill ...more
The plot summary is pretty simple: A woman is forced to recall the summer she was kidnapped and raped by a serial kill ...more
This is the story of Eliza Benedict, a 38-year-old married mother of 2 who receives a letter from Walter Bowman, the man who kidnapped her the summer she was 15 and is now on death row. The narrative shifts between the present and the summer, when Eliza involuntarily became a part of Walter's endless road trip, including the fateful night when he picked up another teenage girl, Holly. Soon after Walter killed Holly, Eliza was rescued and taken home.
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While this story did seem like it should have h ...more
Disappointing story. Flat characters. Eliza makes choices that no credible woman would make. I couldn't get any real feel for any of the characters in this book...I just didn't care enough about any of them. I forced myself to finish the book because I spent $15 on it, but I kept thinking about all the other books I could be reading instead that are probably so much better than this one. It also seemed that the author had an anti-death penalty adgenda here; if so, it didn't change my mind one bi
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I enjoyed this book and it was a quick read. The characters were interesting though not all of them completely rang true. I had trouble understanding the one advocate that was trying to help the prisoner; she seemed a bit creepy. The husband seemed a little too good to be true. Other than that, it was interesting.
This was an engrossing read with a lot of complexity. I loved how the main character grew by the end of the story, and I also loved how the author played with the concept of good vs evil and our perception of each. Lots to talk about with this one!
I read this with one of my book clubs. Lots to discussion - would recommend for book clubs.
Great character development and interesting more issues.
Great character development and interesting more issues.
I think my expectation of this book was totally different than the reality. It was a decent read, but I thought it was a real mystery. Instead it was more of a psychological story of the aftermath of a crime from the point of view of the victim, abuser/murderer and others.
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