One of the last books I finished
was The Kidnapping of Christina of
Lattimore by Joan Lowery Nixon.
Good Reads description:
She spots the masked man in the dark, lonely parking
lot--but too late. Grabbed and drugged, Christina is kidnapped and held for
ransom. When her family pays, she thinks her ordeal is over. But then she
realizes that her family thinks she planned the kidnapping! How will Christina
prove her innocence?
I am so behind on my posts! Books and books behind, but as my
friend Meghan said, “The reading is more important.” Truth. But here I go
trying to catch up.
The only reason I bought this book
was because I found it for super cheap, like $2.00, and it had an award on the
cover. Nixon won an Edgar Award, which recognizes the best mystery novels of the
year, in the young adult category in 1980. I unfortunately did not find this
book to be of award winning caliber and I’m glad that I only spent a couple of
bucks on it.
My primary issues with the novel
were its’ predictability and unrealistic story line. For instance, you know
from the description that our main character, Christina, escapes from her
kidnappers, which would be fine, if her escape from the kidnappers didn’t take
up nearly half of the book. Seriously, the whole time I was reading I didn’t
give a crap about how her kidnappers treated her because I already knew she was
going to get away. And onto problem number two, the way Christina acted in
trying to prove her innocence was sooooo improbable! No one who has been held
captive for days in a basement is going to head back to the scene of the crime
for stake outs and confrontations with her kidnappers. I mean, cheese and rice, come on!
Had this book attempted to deceive
its’ readers into believing that maybe Christina herself was involved in the
kidnapping it could have given the book some depth, but no dice. Bottom line:
skip it.
And onto the next . . . I recently
finished The Brief History of the Dead
by Kevin Brockmeier.
P.S. I have decided to try out a rating system so y'all aren't forced to decipher my gushes and gripes.
0 comments:
Post a Comment