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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
dark
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse
Haunting. Beautifully written. Unreal.
I attempted to read this book years ago, but gave up only 100 or so pages in. I saw it sitting on my bookshelf and I am so unbelievably happy that I picked it up again.
This is one of the best books I have ever read. So well written. So beautiful. So tragic. I am so sad to leave Madeleine, Jack, Mimi, Colleen, Rex, and Ricky. I want more. The 800+ pages were not enough. I want more.
And I want to punch Marjorie Nolan in the throat.
I attempted to read this book years ago, but gave up only 100 or so pages in. I saw it sitting on my bookshelf and I am so unbelievably happy that I picked it up again.
This is one of the best books I have ever read. So well written. So beautiful. So tragic. I am so sad to leave Madeleine, Jack, Mimi, Colleen, Rex, and Ricky. I want more. The 800+ pages were not enough. I want more.
And I want to punch Marjorie Nolan in the throat.
Not super into her style, and by halfway through I found the molestation too disturbing to continue reading.
The middle of the book was getting a bit boring, a lot of military jargon and arms/space race talk that I found really hard to enjoy reading. Once I was past that, the remainder of the book was really hard to put down. Great book, loved the ending.
i really enjoyed the first half of the book, but after the 20+yr gap it just felt like an entirely different book with new characters. the murder was predictable but i appreciated the way madeleine dealt with it all near the end. i thought madeleine and the other children were portrayed accurately as gr4's. i liked the little references about canada, but sometimes it was a little overplayed.
could've been shorter but overall a good read.
could've been shorter but overall a good read.
I read this a long time ago and remember loving it, but had forgotten the details. A wonderful reread and still 5 solid stars.
