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by Noah Hawley
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Chew & Digest Books
Chew & Digest Books rated it 11 years ago
Powerfully painful and realistic. There are some things in life that you just can't accept no matter what the reality is; this father can't accept what his son has done. I am currently going through a life change that I just can't accept and so many of the father's tortured thoughts and feelings ech...
runner
runner rated it 12 years ago
If this book was a painting it would be a Rembrandt, if this book was a wine it would be a "1997 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Romanee Conti", it this book was an automobile it would be a "Ferrari FF"....this book is a wonderful,yet uncomfortable read about the way we live our lives and the consequenc...
SandyQ
SandyQ rated it 12 years ago
I thought this book could be fascinating - I have 3 children of my own, and in the wake of some of the horrendous shooting in the last few years, I've often thought about the families of the shooters and how a parent would cope with knowing that her child had done something like this. Unfortunately...
Sad Books Say So Much
Sad Books Say So Much rated it 12 years ago
One of the most traumatic reading experiences I have ever had - and one of the most rewarding.Who among us can say how we would react if someone we love committed an atrocity we despised? The characters felt like people I knew, and I raged and grieved right along with them. The only perspective to...
Denise
Denise rated it 13 years ago
I was a bit disappointed in this book. From reading the book summary I thought this would be a thrilling book but it certainly wasn't. My main problem with this book is that the chapters in which the author writes about other "famous murderers" were much more interesting than the story the author wa...
mtw1tter
mtw1tter rated it 13 years ago
A beautiful book which deserves to be re-read and acts as a mirror for "We need to talk about Kevin" There is a matter-of-fact tone to the prose and as with real life, there are no easy resolution or clear explanation.
BookHounds
BookHounds rated it 13 years ago
MY THOUGHTSLOVED ITWhat would you do if you saw your son on the news, blamed for a horrible crime? When Dr. Paul Allen sees his son on the news, accused of shooting the Democratic presidential nominee, he is in shock. Daniel has always been a decent kid and even though he has had some rough years ...
That's What She Read
That's What She Read rated it 13 years ago
While the media loves to pounce on an alleged killer and dissect every aspect of his or her life before summarily declaring the person innocent or guilty well before the courts do, they tend to forget about the parents of the alleged killer. Theirs is a story that remains mostly untold. What must it...
florinda3rs
florinda3rs rated it 13 years ago
Reviewed in SHELF AWARENESS Readers' Issue, 4/3/12:http://www.shelf-awareness.com/readers-issue.html?issue=82#m1633
The Terrible Desire
The Terrible Desire rated it 13 years ago
Daniel Allen stands accused of very publicly assassinating a breakout star in the presidential race. His father, who lost touch with him years before, receives the news with utter disbelief. He sets out to prove his son’s innocence, retracing Daniel's nomadic road trip across the country and adaptin...
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