Lisa's latest book is a page turning, suspenseful read, but it does raise ethical, moral and thoughtful questions. How far would you go to protect a loved one? Do we step in to protect our children when they need us, or does that make things worse? How doe we convey to our children (and some adults) that bullying is serious business and it consequences are heartbreaking. Because we know the story from Rose's POV, we find ourselves immediately sympathetic to her. As I was reading, I wondered how we would react if we were told the story from another mom's POV. Would we be as sympathetic to her? A great read that does get a bit over the top, but still well worth the time.
Author: Lisa Scottoline
Published: April 2011
Pages: 373
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
Source: LibraryThing's Early Reviewer/ St. Martin's Press
Finished: 5-22-11
This complimentary review copy was received thankfully from St. Martin's Press and Librarything's Early Reviewer and in no way influenced my review of this book. These are my personal thoughts and reactions to the reading of the book.”
6 comments:
You raised a good questions here, Nise'. How would we feel if the story were told from another point of view. I liked this book very much, but there were definitely some over the top aspects. :-)
Interesting topic, I always worried about that, quite probably that's why I volunteered in my kids school as well, thank the Lord I never encountered any of these horrors. Thanks Nise.
I had this on my Wishlist but I don't really like over the top issues if it ain't believable, this is what made me not enjoy Still Missing.
This book seems to be either loved or hated. I do have it on my wish list. I think it would be a great book for discussion. I am even more curious about this book after reading your review.
I think I'm going to have to read this one!!
Interesting premise. I am curious to read it since you raised the question of POV.
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