Dirk Wittenborn
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- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- Wittenborn, Dirk
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Wittenborn, Dirk
- Geburtstag
- 1952
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
- Wohnorte
- New York, New York, USA
- Agent
- Caroline Dawnay
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- Werke
- 10
- Mitglieder
- 412
- Beliebtheit
- #59,116
- Bewertung
- 3.6
- Rezensionen
- 9
- ISBNs
- 50
- Sprachen
- 6
This book had a lot going on - mostly in a good way. It's a story of revenge intertwined with drama, suspense, dark comedy, and in the end, what it means to get justice. With dark history behind these characters, you closely follow the story of one woman, Evie, partially in her past and partially in the present. The first half of the novel ping pongs between Evie's story of growing up in the Adirondack Mountains, and how she got into the positions that changed her life forever, to present day as she tells her daughter her story. The second half of the book then dives into the revenge saga and seeking justice for who and what did her wrong all those years ago. It is filled with fascinating characters, vivid settings, and an itch to know the truth.
What makes this book a 5 to a 4 star for me is the way it was formatted. I felt it was choppy at times, and that it ultimately could have been cut down to 400 pages or less (rather than the 458 pages).
Overall, I was hooked by the story, and recommend it. I grew to truly care about the characters with the author's vivid descriptions and story telling throughout the book - which to me says it all.… (mehr)