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shabbatiscoming
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 Mon, Mar 12 2012, 3:11 pm
I just finished reading this book and I was very disappointed by the ending.
And on top of that the entire story was very disturbing.
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shabbatiscoming
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Mon, Mar 12 2012, 3:21 pm
| tsiggelle wrote: | | who is the author? | Emma Donoghue.
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BrachaC
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Mon, Mar 12 2012, 3:27 pm
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I am in the middle of this book- they have escaped and are in the psych hospital. The book is so heavy! And I am a social worker in child welfare- I spend a lot of time reading heavy things. I will probably finish it tonight and come back to comment on the ending.
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shabbatiscoming
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Mon, Mar 12 2012, 3:28 pm
| middy wrote: | yes
very disturbing | It reminded me of that girl who was just discovered in someone's backyard, living in a sound proof room, having been kidnapped there maybe 20 years ago (does this sound familiar?)
I think this author must be very disturbed to have written such a novel, no?
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Tamiri
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Mon, Mar 12 2012, 3:33 pm
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It was a weird book, all right. I didn't love it but I did read it until the end which say something (I don't bother with books that are unbearable).
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imamiri
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Mon, Mar 12 2012, 3:36 pm
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Yes I read it. It was very painful and disturbing. I thought the end was a bit too "happy" considering the rest of the book.
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cinnamon
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Mon, Mar 12 2012, 3:36 pm
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very weird and very disturbing. I was also dissapointed with the ending.
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Jewish Mother2
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Mon, Mar 12 2012, 3:46 pm
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I read this some time ago. It was one of those books that I couldn't put down but I found the ending very "light" considering how heavy the rest of the book was.
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imamiri
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Mon, Mar 12 2012, 3:50 pm
| shabbatiscoming wrote: | | middy wrote: | yes
very disturbing | It reminded me of that girl who was just discovered in someone's backyard, living in a sound proof room, having been kidnapped there maybe 20 years ago (does this sound familiar?)
I think this author must be very disturbed to have written such a novel, no? |
She based her novel on an Austrian case. I don't think she is disturbed at all.
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honeygold
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Mon, Mar 12 2012, 4:04 pm
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Yes, I read it a few months ago and I found it interesting. It was heavy though
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PinkFridge
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Mon, Mar 12 2012, 7:57 pm
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I heard an interview with her. She sounded normal, but convinced me the book wouldn't be my cuppa. Not that I never go out of my comfort zone. I just read Taft 2012 and don't generally do alternative history.
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Sherri
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Mon, Mar 12 2012, 8:38 pm
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I read the back and skimmed a chapter and didn't read it. Too intense for me.
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Aribenj
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Mon, Mar 12 2012, 10:24 pm
It was VERY good. But VERY intense and scary. It was a little weird to see it from the kid's point of view, but I guess thats what makes it so intense...
I enjoyed it.
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shabbatiscoming
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Tue, Mar 13 2012, 1:59 am
| imamiri wrote: | | shabbatiscoming wrote: | | middy wrote: | yes
very disturbing | It reminded me of that girl who was just discovered in someone's backyard, living in a sound proof room, having been kidnapped there maybe 20 years ago (does this sound familiar?)
I think this author must be very disturbed to have written such a novel, no? |
She based her novel on an Austrian case. I don't think she is disturbed at all. | Ah, ok, now it makes sense. I remember that case. It was also very weird.
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imamiri
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Tue, Mar 13 2012, 2:10 am
| shabbatiscoming wrote: | | imamiri wrote: | | shabbatiscoming wrote: | | middy wrote: | yes
very disturbing | It reminded me of that girl who was just discovered in someone's backyard, living in a sound proof room, having been kidnapped there maybe 20 years ago (does this sound familiar?)
I think this author must be very disturbed to have written such a novel, no? |
She based her novel on an Austrian case. I don't think she is disturbed at all. | Ah, ok, now it makes sense. I remember that case. It was also very weird. |
There was a case in California, Jaycee Dugard, who went missing at the age of 11 in 1991 and was only found in 2009. She had been kept in a little shack on her kidnapper's property and had a few children by him.
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shabbatiscoming
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Tue, Mar 13 2012, 2:48 am
| imamiri wrote: | | shabbatiscoming wrote: | | imamiri wrote: | | shabbatiscoming wrote: | | middy wrote: | yes
very disturbing | It reminded me of that girl who was just discovered in someone's backyard, living in a sound proof room, having been kidnapped there maybe 20 years ago (does this sound familiar?)
I think this author must be very disturbed to have written such a novel, no? |
She based her novel on an Austrian case. I don't think she is disturbed at all. | Ah, ok, now it makes sense. I remember that case. It was also very weird. |
There was a case in California, Jaycee Dugard, who went missing at the age of 11 in 1991 and was only found in 2009. She had been kept in a little shack on her kidnapper's property and had a few children by him. | That was the case I was thinking about in the beginning but I forgot the name.
No matter, unfortunately we see that there are real cases like this book.
Sad and scary.
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Sparkle
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Tue, Mar 13 2012, 1:50 pm
I read it a couple months ago, and I agree with everyone else: It is quite disturbing, but you can't put it down until you finish it.
And the ending was not as satisfying as I would have liked.
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gardengirl
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Tue, Mar 13 2012, 2:35 pm
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Very well written, especially the beginning. A fast read.
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