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Ransom

Lois Duncan

3.39 AVERAGE

jei_alexander's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

iilex's review against another edition

3.0

This was actually a lot better than I thought it would be. After reading a few terrible vintage teen thriller/mysteries (I'm looking at you [b:The Face on the Milk Carton|19469|The Face on the Milk Carton (Janie Johnson, #1)|Caroline B. Cooney|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1389155097s/19469.jpg|816295]), I wasn't expecting much from Lois Duncan, but I was pleasantly surprised. I never read her when I was younger (a bit before my time), but I've been wanting to read some of her books lately. I know her books were a big deal in 60s-80s in YA and somewhat controversial.

Before I read Ransom I was under the impression that it had been published in the 80s, but I just learned that it was actually written in the 60s, which actually makes it all the more impressive. I can see why she was a big deal back in the day. For a 60s YA, this is actually remarkable. It doesn't quite hold up to modern YA, but it's very good for what it is.

lynn_k's review against another edition

2.0

Pointless and boring.

raequigley's review against another edition

4.0

I found this book today, after 10 years of it not crossing my mind, and I was instantly transported back to a simpler time when my grandparents would pass off books to me that they weren't interested in. I really loved this book. The minute I looked at the cover, even after all these years, I remembered everything about it. The story had fascinated and scared me at the time, and I feel like I was satisfied by the ending. This makes me want to read it all over again.