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Black and Blue
by Anna Quindlen
3.5 stars for Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen.
Black and Blue is about Fran Benedetto who flees an emotionally and physically abusive marriage with her son, Robert. Fran's husband, Bobby is controlling, manipulative, and downright nasty to her, and after a particularly severe beating, she has had enough so she takes off.
The plot then relates what happens to Fran and Robert after they are relocated. It is a story of survival, of standing up for one's self, of new beginnings, and of hope for better things in life.
The characters were well developed and believable. I sympathized for Fran and Robert. Bobby Benedetto was well portrayed as the evil, hateful, abusive, drut of a husband. I also enjoyed the other characters like Mike, Cindy, and Mrs. Levitt. All played important roles in the story and they were all interesting characters.
Setting was also well done and Quindlen had quality descriptions that helped me visualize where the characters were and again, it all felt realistic.
So, overall, Black and Blue has a lot going for it and it is a believable story about escaping an abusive relationship. It hit a lot of nerves and some parts of the story made me uncomfortable but that is okay. Sometimes that is what a good book is all about - getting out of your comfort zone a little bit!
Black and Blue is about Fran Benedetto who flees an emotionally and physically abusive marriage with her son, Robert. Fran's husband, Bobby is controlling, manipulative, and downright nasty to her, and after a particularly severe beating, she has had enough so she takes off.
The plot then relates what happens to Fran and Robert after they are relocated. It is a story of survival, of standing up for one's self, of new beginnings, and of hope for better things in life.
The characters were well developed and believable. I sympathized for Fran and Robert. Bobby Benedetto was well portrayed as the evil, hateful, abusive, drut of a husband. I also enjoyed the other characters like Mike, Cindy, and Mrs. Levitt. All played important roles in the story and they were all interesting characters.
Setting was also well done and Quindlen had quality descriptions that helped me visualize where the characters were and again, it all felt realistic.
So, overall, Black and Blue has a lot going for it and it is a believable story about escaping an abusive relationship. It hit a lot of nerves and some parts of the story made me uncomfortable but that is okay. Sometimes that is what a good book is all about - getting out of your comfort zone a little bit!