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A review by marvelouspyt
Jane Anonymous by Laurie Faria Stolarz
3.0
Title: Jane Anonymous (Jane Anonymous, #1)
Author: Laurie Faria Stolarz
Format: Audiobook
Quick Take: In chapters alternating between "then" and "now," seventeen-year-old Jane Anonymous chronicles the events leading up to her abduction and seven-month captivity and her painful return to family and friends.
Thoughts: An emotional, traumatic rollercoaster ride of a book. I thought I knew what to expect when I started reading this book but it didn't turn out like I thought it was going to. While, Jane Anonymous goes into the darkness of coming out of the other side of a traumatic event, the ending shows our "Jane's" experience was somewhat...for a lack of a better word..."mispresented" throughout the book. Not to downplay her experience, but the writing didn't match the trauma/mental health. Not everyone will react the same to an experience but sometimes, Jane's actions seemed unrealistic and overexaggerated. And other times it seemed underwhelming considering to what happened to her. And her mom's character was annoying at best. How are you angry that your daughter doesn't want to go to prom the night that she was rescued after being kidnapped for 7 months!? Overall, I liked the book but there was some things that could have been made better.
Rating: Three out of Five Stars
Author: Laurie Faria Stolarz
Format: Audiobook
Quick Take: In chapters alternating between "then" and "now," seventeen-year-old Jane Anonymous chronicles the events leading up to her abduction and seven-month captivity and her painful return to family and friends.
Thoughts: An emotional, traumatic rollercoaster ride of a book. I thought I knew what to expect when I started reading this book but it didn't turn out like I thought it was going to. While, Jane Anonymous goes into the darkness of coming out of the other side of a traumatic event, the ending shows our "Jane's" experience was somewhat...for a lack of a better word..."mispresented" throughout the book. Not to downplay her experience, but the writing didn't match the trauma/mental health. Not everyone will react the same to an experience but sometimes, Jane's actions seemed unrealistic and overexaggerated. And other times it seemed underwhelming considering to what happened to her. And her mom's character was annoying at best. How are you angry that your daughter doesn't want to go to prom the night that she was rescued after being kidnapped for 7 months!? Overall, I liked the book but there was some things that could have been made better.
Rating: Three out of Five Stars