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This was told in the first person POV of a five year old and I had a difficult time fully enjoying the story when most of the time I was annoyed with said five year old. Jack tended to be a little bratty, whiney, and annoying. I know I was supposed to feel sympathy towards him for how he had to live his life up until that point. And that he just didn't know any better but I couldn't stir up any sympathy. He was just too irritating. Maybe I would have looked at him differently if the story wasn't
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I loved this book. It was surprisingly uplifting despite the depressing circumstances of the main character - Jack, a five year old boy who grew up with only his mother in a shed in the back yard of his mother's abductor. The topical nature of the subject matter also made this book so fascinating, imagining what real-life Jaycee Dugard and her children went through. I listened to this book and the different character's voices really bought the story to life.
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What a heartbreaking tale.
I felt the author took a huge risk in attempting a novel of this nature, especially telling it from a five year old's vantage and in that little boy's voice. It's the kind of stunt where most authors would crash in flames, but I really feel Donoghue pulls it off. ...more
I felt the author took a huge risk in attempting a novel of this nature, especially telling it from a five year old's vantage and in that little boy's voice. It's the kind of stunt where most authors would crash in flames, but I really feel Donoghue pulls it off. ...more
I loved this! That little five year old boy felt so real to me, I missed him when the story was over. The plot is different and intriguing and very well done.
excellent story. through jack's eyes we see what it is meant to be truely loved by a mother. while some parts of the books are very sad, jack tell them in such a way that will still bring a smile to your face. this is one of the best books i have read in a very long time.
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