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Summary: An excellent character study...
Review: *Still Missing* is my first experience with Beth Gutcheon, and I won't hesitate to come back for more. Gutcheon has exceptional talent for creating realistic characters in highly stressful situations.Alex Selky, almost seven years old, has his mother's permission to walk the two blocks to and from school. After a seemingly normal day, his mother Susan arrives home to wait for Alex's appearance. Hours pass by, and Susan realizes that Alex is missing. Most of the novel centers around Susan, her separated husband, Graham, and Mennetti, the police detective assigned to the case. Gutcheon paints a hauntingly realistic picture where the community reacts and becomes involved but easily forgets the story of a missing boy as time goes by. And the family is left to champion the cause and the investigation. A winning story that hasn't lost its edge almost twenty years from its original release. Also recommended: *Deep End of the Ocean* by Jacquelin Mitchard.
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Summary: An excellent character study...
Review: *Still Missing* is my first experience with Beth Gutcheon, and I won't hesitate to come back for more. Gutcheon has exceptional talent for creating realistic characters in highly stressful situations. Alex Selky, almost seven years old, has his mother's permission to walk the two blocks to and from school. After a seemingly normal day, his mother Susan arrives home to wait for Alex's appearance. Hours pass by, and Susan realizes that Alex is missing. Most of the novel centers around Susan, her separated husband, Graham, and Mennetti, the police detective assigned to the case. Gutcheon paints a hauntingly realistic picture where the community reacts and becomes involved but easily forgets the story of a missing boy as time goes by. And the family is left to champion the cause and the investigation. A winning story that hasn't lost its edge almost twenty years from its original release. Also recommended: *Deep End of the Ocean* by Jacquelin Mitchard.
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Summary: Not that great
Review: After all the great reviews, I expected this book to be really good. I was dissappointed. The story was predictable and the ending very weak. The book also had a homophobic tone, as well as several instances of recreational drug use among supposedly intelligent adults. Overall, I was much less than impressed.
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Summary: Not that great
Review: After all the great reviews, I expected this book to be really good. I was dissappointed. The story was predictable and the ending very weak. The book also had a homophobic tone, as well as several instances of recreational drug use among supposedly intelligent adults. Overall, I was much less than impressed.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: Although I thought that this book might be depressing, I was pleasantly suprised. Very engaging...I finished it in two days. You will not be disappointed. It is wrapped up very well in the end.
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Summary: Luckily for readers and authors, opinions vary!
Review: I enjoy Beth Gutcheon's writing style and characters. While I happily allow others their own opinions and ideas, I'm glad to report that I read and find my own experience with books. So glad I have been reading Gutcheon!
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Summary: A Success
Review: I have enjoyed several of Beth Gutcheson's other works, but found Still Missing to be very compelling. The book starts out with an everyday occurrence - Alex Selky, almost seven years old, leaves his house to walk the three blocks to school. However, the day becomes far from ordinary when, eight hours later, he does not return and his mother Susan realizes he is missing. The novel then takes the reader through the process of locating a missing child: the initial burst of energy and compassion, the police procedure, and the attention by friends; which is inevitably coupled with a decrease in interest and loss of faith when the child is not found. Gutcheson guides the reader through both the actual happenings in the investigation of the crime and the way it effects the characters relationships with each other. Overall, I found the book a compelling read, well worth the time.
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Summary: A Success
Review: I have enjoyed several of Beth Gutcheson's other works, but found Still Missing to be very compelling. The book starts out with an everyday occurrence - Alex Selky, almost seven years old, leaves his house to walk the three blocks to school. However, the day becomes far from ordinary when, eight hours later, he does not return and his mother Susan realizes he is missing. The novel then takes the reader through the process of locating a missing child: the initial burst of energy and compassion, the police procedure, and the attention by friends; which is inevitably coupled with a decrease in interest and loss of faith when the child is not found. Gutcheson guides the reader through both the actual happenings in the investigation of the crime and the way it effects the characters relationships with each other. Overall, I found the book a compelling read, well worth the time.
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Summary: You won't believe it was written 20 years ago.
Review: It's true, this book about a missing boy was written 20 years ago. This is my first time reading it, and it stayed pretty modern. If I didn't know it was written early 80's I don't know if I would have guessed. There were few clues. I enjoyed this book because it was so heart-felt. You really are pulled in by the drama. The mother...what it's like to be her. And you start to wonder too, where is Alex?? Very much recommend this book. So far my favorite by Gutcheon
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Summary: The book I read
Review: Little Alex is missing. Who kidnapped him? The gay housekeeper is immediately suspect... It is true that the man certainly appeared suspect due to the sexually explicit materials about men and boys that was found among his possessions. His false French accent and deceit about his credentials certainly painted a grim picture... This is more suitable for television that book format as you can finish the movie within 2 hours and feel you haven't wasted much time.
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