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A review by inthelunaseas
The Deep End Of The Ocean by Jacquelyn Mitchard
3.0
It was fine until Ben/Sam was found and it started to peter out.
The trailer for the film is something that is seered into my brain, and I didn't even realise until I watched it (the trailer) while reading this... specifically the line, 'people lose them!'
Beth is a difficult main character to like, but something about her feels very real. Her own mini-catatonia can be expected after Ben is kidnapped (and reminds me of my own mother in some ways), but her character flounders once he's brought back into the fold. At times I found my eyes glazing over. I simply didn't care for Beth and Sam's relationship.
I'd have actually loved to explore her and Vincent's relationship more. There was so much potential here that wasn't explored. Did Vincent ever admit to letting go of Ben's hand, could Beth forgive him for that- and let him know he was forgiven.
Sam deciding to live with the Cappadora's again at the end felt like a cheap shot. What a kick in the teeth to George. Some more time to try the split time between them would have been better.
The trailer for the film is something that is seered into my brain, and I didn't even realise until I watched it (the trailer) while reading this... specifically the line, 'people lose them!'
Beth is a difficult main character to like, but something about her feels very real. Her own mini-catatonia can be expected after Ben is kidnapped (and reminds me of my own mother in some ways), but her character flounders once he's brought back into the fold. At times I found my eyes glazing over. I simply didn't care for Beth and Sam's relationship.
I'd have actually loved to explore her and Vincent's relationship more. There was so much potential here that wasn't explored. Did Vincent ever admit to letting go of Ben's hand, could Beth forgive him for that- and let him know he was forgiven.
Sam deciding to live with the Cappadora's again at the end felt like a cheap shot. What a kick in the teeth to George. Some more time to try the split time between them would have been better.