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Bookpossum · 10-13-2016, 10:14 PM

I finished this last night and have been thinking about it since. I enjoyed the story very much, and found the blurring of the lines between captors and captives believable because of what we know about some long term hostage situations.

For me, the book was marred by Ann Patchett's style. Scattered through the book are phrases such as "He walked like no wall could stop him." (page 392) Maybe I shouldn't be irritated by what I consider to be bad grammar, but I am. So in terms of Goodreads scoring, I give the book three stars rather than four.

10-13-2016, 10:14 PM	#2
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,137 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	I finished this last night and have been thinking about it since. I enjoyed the story very much, and found the blurring of the lines between captors and captives believable because of what we know about some long term hostage situations. For me, the book was marred by Ann Patchett's style. Scattered through the book are phrases such as "He walked like no wall could stop him." (page 392) Maybe I shouldn't be irritated by what I consider to be bad grammar, but I am. So in terms of Goodreads scoring, I give the book three stars rather than four.