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A review by nina_chan01
Rust & Stardust by T. Greenwood
5.0
This is a very tough book to get thru because it deals with a topic that will break pretty much anyone's heart: child abduction and abuse. That it is a fictionalized telling of a real crime doesn't diminish the impact of the original crime nor does it make it any less real in the feelings it evokes. That it is recognized as the story that helped inspire "Lolita" is much publicized, but as someone who has read Nabokov's seminal work, I can tell you that it does not prepare you.
Greenwood does a fantastic job of making every character feel as real as if they were standing in front of you, thus making every bad decision and situation hit you that much harder. There were times when I'd made up my mind to leave this unfinished because it was too much of everything, but I just HAD to know what came next. And that is all due to Greenwood's writing, so I don't know if I should thank her for an impactful, engaging read or ask her to make a donation to my therapy fund.
Mandatory note: I got my copy thru GoodReads' First Reads.
Greenwood does a fantastic job of making every character feel as real as if they were standing in front of you, thus making every bad decision and situation hit you that much harder. There were times when I'd made up my mind to leave this unfinished because it was too much of everything, but I just HAD to know what came next. And that is all due to Greenwood's writing, so I don't know if I should thank her for an impactful, engaging read or ask her to make a donation to my therapy fund.
Mandatory note: I got my copy thru GoodReads' First Reads.