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The premise was interesting and I was engaged enough to see how it all ended. The writing is pretty horrendous however. I won't be reaching for any of his other books anytime soon.
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This was a book I had wanted to read for a long time. It was worth the wait. The only thing I didn't like was the abrupt ending. It was well written, and kept my interest - almost couldn't put it down. It makes you ask the same question as a parent: how far would you go for a child?
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WOW. Good book. Things you hope you never, ever have to think about as a parent. Did not see the end coming together as it did. Well played, Landay.
Mar 23, 2012
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whoa! fast-paced and what a story! (I set my knitting aside last night to finish the last third of the book...that says a LOT!) I haven't been the parent of a teenaged boy, but jacob and the other kids sure seemed right on target. I loved the way the grand jury testimony was told together with the other story...like looking backwards and forwards...and then the two meet up in the present time. Duh me, I was surprised about the purpose of the grand jury. Looking forward to bookclub discussion lat
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This might be the first book I've ever read where the author tells you how to pronounce acronyms and people's names as the story develops. I thought that was both helpful and distracting. Anyway, it was a good summer read, nothing substantive, but entertaining and quick. And I only guessed one of the twists/major plot points toward the end, so it was nice that it wasn't completely predictable.
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I feel weird rating this book as "really liked it" because the story really got to me and the entire time I read it I was just filled with this feeling of dread. The story was so realistic and horrifying that I could actually feel what the protagonist was going through. That being said it was an extremely compelling read and once I started it I did not want to put it down.
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