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The Last Child - John Hart
The Last Child
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Thirteen year-old Johnny Merrimon had the perfect life: a warm home and loving parents; a twin sister, Alyssa, with whom he shared an irreplaceable bond. He knew nothing of loss, until the day Alyssa vanished from the side of a lonely street. Now, a year later, Johnny finds himself isolated and... show more
Thirteen year-old Johnny Merrimon had the perfect life: a warm home and loving parents; a twin sister, Alyssa, with whom he shared an irreplaceable bond. He knew nothing of loss, until the day Alyssa vanished from the side of a lonely street. Now, a year later, Johnny finds himself isolated and alone, failed by the people he’d been taught since birth to trust. No one else
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Format: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B002E7ARUU
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
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Portable Magic
Portable Magic rated it
2.0 The Last Child (DNF) ★★☆☆☆
I tried, I really did. And based on the almost universal positive reviews, I'm in the minority. But I really don't get the fuss about this book. The characterization was dreadful, so full of stereotypes that not a single character felt real to me - the passive and childlike, drug-addled mother, the ...
Seriously, Read a Book!
Seriously, Read a Book! rated it
5.0 The Last Child
Think Sling Blade meets Mystic River with a touch of A Prayer for Owen Meany. All three are among my favorite movies/books, respectively, but The Last Child made my concurrent reading about the Armenian Genocide feel uplifting by comparison.
cczarneckikernus
cczarneckikernus rated it
5.0 The Last Child
Great murder mystery. New favorite author. Done in 3 days.
pam
pam rated it
1.0 The Last Child
I have to start by saying that I could not even finish this one. I started the book on July 24 and today is August 6 and I was only able to get through 175 of 350 pages. I simply did not care about ANY of the charaacters. There is a missing 12 year old girl, her twin brother, her mother who hooke...
Tweezle Reads
Tweezle Reads rated it
5.0 The Last Child
What a captivating story! I started this book yesterday, and found that I couldn't put it down until it was finished. The storyline was well thought out and had a few twists and turns that I couldn't figure out. The characters were very well developed and had depth and a nice sense of realism.This h...
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