Molly Varney will be leading the discussion! Please bring your copy of the book with you to the meeting and a snack or drink if you like.
Review (posted after book club)
2.0 out of 5 stars - Unrealistic and somewhat annoying.
This was written in the form of a letter from the victim of a kidnapping to her captor. I quickly tired of the endless "thoughts" in Gemma's head and her ridiculous and misguided attempts to escape (to where, exactly???? as she was in the middle of nowhere). I also found the details of the Australian landscape, flora and fauna, etc., to be tedious and irrelevant to the plot. Gemma develops a sort of love-hate relationship with Ty, exhibits signs of classic Stockholm Syndrome, and then the book ends without a real conclusion. I would have preferred to h ave less description of the physical world and more interaction between Gemma and Ty. (Possible spoiler: No censoring is necessary as Ty does not mistreat Gemma in any way, which I found somewhat implausible, considering what we learn about Ty. It is not a story such as one that is really in the headlines.)
The book had themes that provided good discussion during book club and Molly did a great job with questions!
Next month: Bring a book you read over the holidays to booktalk!
Ms C.
1 comment:
This book honestly freaked me out. I mean a girl gets kidnapped and then ends up with Stockholm syndrome. I also found this pretty interesting and a we written book.
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