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Lädt ... Heldvon Edeet Ravel
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I think this is the lowest I have rated any book on the CBC 100 lists. I'll explain my issues with it later but I want to preface my review by saying that I hold YA novels to the same standard that I hold any literature. Maybe that is unfair since I am a long way from being a youth but I think young people deserve to have well-written books the same as adults do. Chloe is a high school student from Chicago spending a summer in Greece with her best friend, Angie. They are working as volunteers teaching children in a community center in Athens. They have a few days after their volunteer job ends to explore so Chloe goes off by herself to a ruin while Angie sleeps in. She is abducted by a small group of people who want some prisoners in the USA released. Chloe is taken by car and airplane to an abandoned warehouse that has been fixed up to keep her in comfort. One man, whose name she never knows, visits every few days to keep her supplied with food and other necessities. He treats Chloe with kindness and she thinks he cannot be so bad even if he has done a bad thing. She is coping quite well until another of the abductors visits and tortures Chloe by dunking her head in a pail of water until she almost drowns. The kind man finds Chloe lying on the floor and cares for her through a subsequent illness. After this Chloe falls in love with him. Is this the Stockholm Syndrome? Perhaps but the man also seems to care for Chloe. She learns more about him and his motivation for the kidnapping. She starts to imagine a future life with him although he tells her it cannot be. She returns to the US (we know this right at the beginning of the book so I'm not spoiling the ending) and writes the truth about the abduction which will not be what she gives the government interrogators. One of my big problems with the book is that the motive for the abduction just doesn't seem plausible. The man tells her that he was put in prison by his country's regime and that one of the men they want released saved his life in prison. We also learn that he is Christian and white so it seems most likely to me that he came from a South or Central American country. His friend has been imprisoned in the US so why is he abducting someone in Greece? Chloe was picked at random and she has no connection to the US justice system. It just doesn't make sense to me. Another major problem for me is that the man says the abuse he suffered in prison means he doesn't want anyone to touch him. Yet, he and Chloe kiss and he has no problems with that, in fact he responds to her. And then there is the ending to the book which does not give a satisfying conclusion to the big question about whether Chloe is suffering from Stockholm syndrome. I think even a teenager would notice holes in this story. I enjoyed reading this book and found it to be well written. The only thing that I didn't like was the ending which was too abrupt. It left me wondering with many questions. I liked the way the author made this book have a "real" feel to it. Furthermore, I found the whole Stockholm syndrome, very interesting. I have to wonder though, if I was confused as an adult, how confused a "young adult" would be reading this. Spending the time to give a clearer ending would have made this book much better. Zeige 4 von 4 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Seventeen-year-old Chloe's summer vacation in Greece comes to an abrupt end when she is suddenly bound, gagged and whisked away to an unidentified location. Waking up from a drug-induced sleep, she finds herself in a squalid warehouse. Chloe can only imagine the worst. After several days of total isolation and utter despair, Chloe faces a new threat when her kidnapper appears, but she also feels a sense of relief. His revelation that she is being held as ransom for a prisoner exchange, however, does little to allay her fears.The weeks pass and, haunted by terrifying dreams and with only her thoughts to keep her company, Chloe fights to remain calm in an impossible situation. At least her kidnapper, although cold and distant, visits frequently, often bringing gifts. Before long, Chloe begins to have feelings for him that take her by surprise. Though still fearing for her safety, she now fantasizes about a life together. And is it her imagination, or does her captor share those feelings? Even when she is finally released, Chloe vows to protect her captor at any cost.This powerful psychological thriller, written by renowned novelist Edeet Ravel, leaves readers wondering at every suspenseful turn: Is Chloe experiencing Stockholm syndrome? Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Alright, to be fair, I think a normal person would've fallen in love with him. We can't chalk it all up to Stockholms Syndrome, seeing as this man was THE. NICEST. FUCKING. KIDNAPPER. EVER. I"m pretty sure, most kidnappers are not that nice. But then again, all I know about kidnapping comes from watching Criminal Minds and Taken, and those shows may just be an exaggeration of the reality. Nice kidnappers mat, in fact, be the norm.
Still, this was an amazing book. The writing reminded me of the writing from [b:The Perks of Being a Wallflower|22628|The Perks of Being a Wallflower|Stephen Chbosky|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1363910637s/22628.jpg|2236198] in that I had to shift the flow of my thoughts in order to keep pace with the book. It worked well. That was probably the best thing about this book, if you ask me.
(though I won't lie, I DO want to know if they end up together in the future. Was it just Stockholm's Syndrome? Or was it real?)
Meaning the plot and characters were good too. ( )