“I tried several times to read this book and, in a way, it's a credit to Sebold that the first few times I couldn't get past the extremely well written rape and murder that opens the book.
Once I "made" myself get past that -- and it really is just the first very few pages -- the story is surprisingly wonderful. It's a truly unique perspective on something that's happened to too many families, but it doesn't trade only on the fact that it's different; the story is very well told with characters you grow to know.
(One reason I went ahead and read the book is that I want to see the movie and wanted to have read the book first so I could compare them. I also want to see Stanley Tucci as Harvey -- lately he's mostly played nice guys and Harvey is decidedly NOT. Can't wait to see Tucci play him.)”
Jan S wrote this review Thursday, February 18, 2010.
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