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Sebold has an incredible attention for detail, but she doesn't overwhelm the reader with detail. She paints with two or three fine strokes and the scene glows.
She tackles an awful subject--not just the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl--but the enduring pain of a family who cannot ever really know what happened. Sebold doesn't equate their lack of knowledge with lack of closure. Instead, she simply acknowledges that there is no such thing as closure.
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She tackles an awful subject--not just the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl--but the enduring pain of a family who cannot ever really know what happened. Sebold doesn't equate their lack of knowledge with lack of closure. Instead, she simply acknowledges that there is no such thing as closure.
I'll continue to follow this author. I lov ...more
I am noticing that I have an issue with the transition from the plot's conflict to it's resolution in quite a few books, which, in general I like. That would include this one. There were some touching and somewhat thought provoking parts in this book. But, overall, it was merely entertaining.
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Thought this book was a little depressing, though still compeling at the same time. I don't know how the movie directed by Peter Jackson will turn out. He did a good job with Lord of the Rings so we'll see.
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I couldn't put it down, though all in all it was disturbing. Good, but disturbing.
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Jan 18, 2008
grace
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Oct 02, 2008
Laura Ellis
marked it as to-read
