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By Elizabeth · 194 posts · 138 views
By Elizabeth · 194 posts · 138 views
last updated Sep 05, 2013 07:33PM
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The story line was so-so. a couple goes to Nigera (such a wonderful tourist attraction I knoww!) to renew their relationship after the wife cheated on the husband, they save a girl by chopping off the wife's middle finger. So 2 odd years later this girl who was saved in Nigeria, just got out illegally from a dentention center to find her rescuers. yet the husband killed himself, so the wife has to deal with her, a son who will only wear a batman suit and only be called Batman, and her job.
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I really did like it. Enjoy it, meh. The subject matter is definitely something I don't tend to lean towards when I'm looking for things to read in fiction but it is something I can appreciate for sure. I wouldn't say it was amazing and if anything the marketing technique where its all hush hush big secret takes a bit away from really being able to appreciate it. However I think I do understand a bit of why it was marketed in this fashion. The book is about the story of a refugee and her journey
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I was immediately absorbed in this book but didn't expect or appreciate the ending. I feel like it was two different books- the one before Little Bee's awful conversation with Lawrence and all that happened after that. Why did she need to get deported? Really? How likely was it that Sarah would join her on the flight and bring her 4 year old son along, knowing the dangers? And what were the soldiers going to do to Little Bee in the end? Why did they fire at Batman? I didn't like the totally ambi
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This book gets a 3 out of 5 because I was able to put it down and not think about it or yearn for more. I can not pinpoint a reason for that. Maybe i was not to intrested in the subject matter or the book was too deep and meaningful when I could have used an easier read right now.
However the book was very well written. I liked the way we where able to read both women's perspectives, till the end. I wish that they gave Sarah more of a voice at the end.
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However the book was very well written. I liked the way we where able to read both women's perspectives, till the end. I wish that they gave Sarah more of a voice at the end.
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I think I liked it, but I can't fully decide.
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I really liked how this book was written - written in the voices of the two protagonists and the style of writing. I liked the plot but too many things happening in the end so that it was like a roller coaster. It seemed like the author kept changing him mind about how he wanted to end the story. Would definitely recommend it though!
There were a lot of positive reviews on this one so I thought I would like it. I had the audio version and maybe that was the problem but I just could not get into the story so I did not finish it.
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Christine
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marked it as 2014-book-a-week-currently-reading
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