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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
Wow. This story will rip your heart out and smash it to pieces. Based on the real life kidnapping of Sally Horner, the author explains that many of the events and characters are in fact made up BUT that doesn’t prevent you from feeling the pain (and some of the joy) that Sally must have experienced over the course of her captivity.
This book is a really dark read. I don’t often cry when reading a book but this one had me chocking back tears. Really powerful and painful. I dare say that this story will remain with me for a while (and I’ll probably think of it when something sparks a memory). I recommend it highly but proceed with caution. Like I said above, it will break your heart when you finish it!
This book is a really dark read. I don’t often cry when reading a book but this one had me chocking back tears. Really powerful and painful. I dare say that this story will remain with me for a while (and I’ll probably think of it when something sparks a memory). I recommend it highly but proceed with caution. Like I said above, it will break your heart when you finish it!
This is a well written and engrossing book but it was so heavy I could only give it three stars. I am not one to shy away from difficult books but this one had such little hope and when that hope was presented was immediately slapped down. Maybe in such tough times, it was just too much. I will read more by the author, her writing was good.
So sad, so heartbreaking. I almost decided not to read it. Sadder because it's a fictional telling of the real kidnapping of Sally Horner by Frank LaSalle, a convicted child rapist at the time he took her. Written from the points of view of Sally, her mother, sister., brother-in-law, and from one of the girls who ran away when she saw Sally taken. What hell Sally must have endured at this man's hands. Raped art 11. Unreal. All I can say is don't Google her story if you don't already now it. It will ruin it for you. I did and wish I waited until I finished the book. The writing was amazing. I think it really did Sally justice. I would definitely recommend the book but it's a hard read because it's just so sad...
Wow. I truly have no words. I absolutely loved . Hated. And blown away by this book. More people should read this and look up the real story. This was written beautifully. I was truly amazed on the relationships sally met. You never know who can really change your life. If I can give this 10 stars. I would.
MUCH better than others in this genre that I've read. A lot of the time it was unbelievable that someone had to go through all of this and I had to keep reminding myself that this really happened. It was dark and creepy and sad and not something I usually read, which is why it took me so long to get through, but I'd definitely recommend it.
It took everything I had not to google Sally Horner so I didn't spoil the ending for myself. I had not heard of this story before reading this book, and it was so heart breaking for all the women in the book (even though some are fictitious).
I think I rate higher than most people on here, but I give this book 5 stars because I could not put it down! I liked how we got to hear different voices each chapter - what they were thinking, feeling during Sally's absence, and while the author admits some people were her vision, I would like to believe Sally did meet and come to trust these women in the trailer parks that helped save her life.
Now, to read or not read Lolita?
I think I rate higher than most people on here, but I give this book 5 stars because I could not put it down! I liked how we got to hear different voices each chapter - what they were thinking, feeling during Sally's absence, and while the author admits some people were her vision, I would like to believe Sally did meet and come to trust these women in the trailer parks that helped save her life.
Now, to read or not read Lolita?
So sad. I was totally caught off guard by the ending of this “based on real events” novel.
Riveting would be a good word to describe this book. It’s clear the author became fascinated with the Sally Horner kidnapping and used known facts to fictionalize the entire experience for her, her family, and the people she met along the way. The book that resulted is heartbreaking and impossible to put down. I felt the end went on a bit long, but I know that was to make this as true to Sally’s own ending as possible.
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes