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text 2015-05-10 14:12
I apologize in advance

 

I'll be adding books from my 2013 Goodreads Challenge to my shelves here. So...there will be a lot of my shit (not literal thank goodness) clogging up the feed. Sorry about that.

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review 2013-06-03 00:00
Pain and Gain - The Untold True Story
Pain and Gain - The Untold True Story - ... Pain and Gain - The Untold True Story - Marc Schiller Find one word that describes a character. Definitely, I would pick Marc. He was driven and never gave up. He was thirsty, hungry, dirty and scared. He knew two of the people that had kindapped him, but he never let on. He had great undying faith .

Compare two of the characters in this book. Marc - Trusting, faithful, ambitious, loving. / Jorge - Greedy, cruel, malicious, killer

What part would you change in the story, and why?
Can't change this story and can't rewrite the ending. Marc told it best.


Disclosure - I received a free copy of the book which did not affect my honest opinion.
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review 2013-06-03 00:00
Pain and Gain - The Untold True Story
Pain and Gain - The Untold True Story - ... Pain and Gain - The Untold True Story - Marc Schiller
Is the title a good one or a poor one and why? The title was perfect and made more sense in the end. How much pain you go through and how much you gain may mean different things to different people. The entire book was breath taking. Couldn't put it down until I knew Marc had received some kind of justice.

Did you like the way the story ended? I did and this is still one of the best books, I've ever read .

At the end of the book, do you feel hope for the characters? I feel great hope for this family.


Disclosure - I received a free copy of the book which did not affect my honest opinion.
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review 2013-06-03 00:00
Pain and Gain - The Untold True Story
Pain and Gain - The Untold True Story - ... Pain and Gain - The Untold True Story - Marc Schiller List the five major events in the story in the correct order. Marc lived with his wife and child.

He started two businesses. One with Jorge, the other with his brother. He was kidnapped and tortured for 30 days and then woke up in the hospital. He spent years working with the police and courts to finally get justice.

Describe what is happening in the first part of the book. The first part is about the torture he had to endure. The beginning talks about his childhood. The struggles he endured as a young boy in another country.

What did the title have to do with the book? The entire book is about pain. It is the true story of what really happened, in Marc's own words.





Disclosure - I received a free copy of the book which did not affect my honest opinion.
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review 2013-06-03 00:00
Pain and Gain - The Untold True Story
Pain and Gain - The Untold True Story - ... Pain and Gain - The Untold True Story - Marc Schiller Which characters do you particularly admire or dislike? I admire Marc and his sister. Have intense dislike for the kidnappers.

Do you find the characters convincing? The characters are all convincing. Very believable.

How would the book have been different if it had taken place in a different time or place? I think with social media these days, the news of the kidnapping may have had faster response. The warehouse was an eery place that even I would have nightmare about and I wasn't even there.




Disclosure - I received a free copy of the book which did not affect my honest opinion.
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