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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Gemma is 16 and headed to Vietnam with her parents. At the airport in Bangkok she talks with a good looking guy that has a familiarity to her. They chat over coffee then things start to go fuzzy and he is leading her away from the terminal. She quickly blacks out and when she wakes up she is in a desert house with nothing but endless red sand. Ty her captor seems to know her and tells her stories from when she was younger, but she can't remember knowing him. Stolen is written as her letter to him and its her story of survival and struggle to determine if she truly cares for Ty or if she indeed does have Stockholm Syndrome.
I enjoyed Stolen. The story line is very unique and it is interesting for the reader to feel lovingly towards a captor. This award winner would appeal to most readers despite gender or genre reference, but it is definatly a young adult book.
I enjoyed Stolen. The story line is very unique and it is interesting for the reader to feel lovingly towards a captor. This award winner would appeal to most readers despite gender or genre reference, but it is definatly a young adult book.
Wow. Wow. Wow. That ending. I understand what everybody has been saying, you shouldn't feel the way you do but you do anyway.
At first, I wasn't impressed with Stolen. It seemed a bit contrived - a bit too much like Fowles' Collector. Toward the end though, I appreciated Christopher's development of character - especially the reason why Gemma wrote Ty the letter. I wouldn't read it again, but I'd definitely check into her other works.
Finished the book in one sitting...definitely a different read then what I am used to, but that's NOT a bad thing.
unlike MOST, if not ALL, Stockholm syndrome books I have read, this one I feel was a bit more true to what really goes on with Stockholm syndrome in real life.
what I liked:
-loved the setting of the book and how it was intricately worked into the story.
-loved Ty and Gemma.
-Gemma was a strong character and kept true to herself the entire time.
what I didn't like:
-Although Ty was adorable- he was WAY too odd for me to proclaim his as a 'book boyfriend'.
-I also wished there was an epilogue explaining
Overall, it was a good quick read!
unlike MOST, if not ALL, Stockholm syndrome books I have read, this one I feel was a bit more true to what really goes on with Stockholm syndrome in real life.
Spoiler
There isn't always the happy ending where the person being kidnapped falls desperately in love with their captor and ends up with them. This book was true to the conflicting emotions I am sure the kidnapped person feels. Gemma KNEW, even at the end, what Ty did was wrong. Of course I always love the happily ever after in most of the books, but. I really did like how Gemma was able to step out of emotions she was feeling and realize that yes, Ty and her did connect towards the end, but that does not change the fact that he did stalk and kidnap her.what I liked:
-loved the setting of the book and how it was intricately worked into the story.
-loved Ty and Gemma.
-Gemma was a strong character and kept true to herself the entire time.
what I didn't like:
-Although Ty was adorable- he was WAY too odd for me to proclaim his as a 'book boyfriend'.
-I also wished there was an epilogue explaining
Spoiler
what happened AFTER the trial...her emotions and his sentencingOverall, it was a good quick read!
I was so bored reading this. It felt very repetitive.
I was avoiding reading this because I thought it would be intense. It is. I had to read it in hunks. It was impossible for me to read for long uninterrupted sittings. The writing was first person, writing to her captor. I was almost yelling at the character... don't talk to him, don't fall for him, keep your distance. Incredible twists and psychological tension.
beautifully written - i could easily imagine the landscape and feel every bit of frustration that gemma had, as well as identifying with her stockholm syndrome. i thought it was a unique story and it kept me interested as to how it would end. i'd definitely read another lucy christopher novel.
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emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
I was drawn into the story from the very first sentence, "You saw me before I saw you." The writing style was different from a lot of the young adult novels I've read lately. More stylized and sure of itself. While this book is considered "young adult" I think the material is rather mature. As I was reading, I was of two minds. I wanted two different endings and, somehow, I think the author delivered.