http://comenius.org/winereadingwine/?p=79 A Club for Readers Fri, 04 Apr 2014 19:45:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 http://comenius.org/winereadingwine/?p=79#comment-6 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 22:50:39 +0000 http://comenius.org/winereadingwine/?p=79#comment-6 Superb writing – I couldn’t put the book down. Intelligent, courageous characters in a horrific situation presented interesting and unique perspectives on normal and “not normal”. I was especially pleased that so much of the book was about the victims after their escape.
There wasn’t anything I didn’t like about the book, but it is the very rare case in which I was happy when I finished it. Typically with a book this well written, with characters that I like, I want it to go on and on.

]]> http://comenius.org/winereadingwine/?p=79#comment-4 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 20:19:50 +0000 http://comenius.org/winereadingwine/?p=79#comment-4 Since this was my choice, I obviously thought the book was a worthy read. Reading it a second time for the meeting, I found it even more compelling than I had recalled. I think the character of “Ma” is a most fascinating portrayals of a strong woman who exhibited hope, foresight, courage, and resilience. I also admired the author’s ability to get seamlessly into the head and voice of a five-year-old boy. There was nothing about the book that I didn’t like.

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