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The Double Bind: A Novel - Community Reviews back

by Chris Bohjalian
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EpicFehlReader
EpicFehlReader rated it 6 years ago
When Laurel Estabrook is attacked while riding her bicycle through Vermont’s back roads, her life is forever changed. Formerly outgoing, Laurel withdraws into her photography, spending all her free time at a homeless shelter. There she meets Bobbie Crocker, a man with a history of mental illness and...
Constantly Moving the Bookmark
Constantly Moving the Bookmark rated it 11 years ago
Laurel Estabrook was a normal young lady, going to school and working until she got attacked while riding her bike along a path through some woods. After that ordeal she found it difficult to trust anyone and withdrew into herself. She found solace in working in a homeless shelter and losing herse...
misfitgeek
misfitgeek rated it 12 years ago
I was so totally blown away by the ending. I was NOT expecting it and had to go back and try to see what I missed. WOW...just WOW!
trewen
trewen rated it 13 years ago
3 1/2 stars
JulieM
JulieM rated it 14 years ago
This book is an unusual combination of literary fiction and psychological thriller. Set in beautiful Burlington, Vermont, the story revolves around Laurel Estabrook, a UVM student who is attacked while bicycling on a remote country road. After graduating, she finds a career in Burlington as a soci...
Anne Brooke: fiction writer
Anne Brooke: fiction writer rated it 14 years ago
A marvellous and very clever book. It had me utterly fooled all the way through and in a variety of fascinating ways - I loved it. Definitely recommended.
audreyhawkins
audreyhawkins rated it 15 years ago
Interesting premise, terribly written. I didn't like the reader in the audio edition either, but maybe it was the terrible prose that made her so difficult to listen to.
Thewanderingjew
Thewanderingjew rated it 16 years ago
I enjoyed the book, unexpectedly. At first it was hard for me to get into and I thought, gee this isn't going to be as good a book as most usually are...but then it captured my interest and I was really glad I continued to read it.Initially, I thought of it as a simple mystery involving maladjusted ...
A Book Addict's Musings by Readinghearts
This book was really interesting. I enjoyedThe story is based on a true event to the extent that there really was a homeless man living in a shelter who had a box full of photos of famous people. Apparently no one was able to discern how he went from being a successful photographer to a homeless m...
cczarneckikernus
cczarneckikernus rated it 16 years ago
Not as good as Midwives
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