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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.
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