- Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Dell Pub Co; 1st mmpb edition (1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0440223385
- ISBN-13: 978-0440223382
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.6 x 3.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 200 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #678,753 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Oddly gripping, but mostly just bad.,
By frumiousb "frumiousb" (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Life Penalty (Mass Market Paperback)
I didn't dislike Gail-- I actually think that one of the things Fielding did decently was create a portrait of a woman gone mad with grief. Hence the extra star on what really is a one-star novel...What I did dislike was that it was poorly written. It was often wooden and jerky in style. It read like it was written far too quickly. Skip this one.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Difficult subject,
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This review is from: Life Penalty (Mass Market Paperback)
Rather than a whodunnit, this is more an opinion piece on the justice system and its failures. Although I mostly agree with Ms. Fielding's (and or the main character's) point of view, this wasn't what I set out to read. The story goes nowhere and/or in circles - this probably reflects exactly the person experiencing such a tragic and unjust loss, but doesn't make good reading. The end must be seen as having been written in 84(?), as today this is not much likely to happen, although wishful thinking in a lot of cases.A subject this difficult and tragic is best left alone unless well handled, and this just doesn't cut it.
4.0 out of 5 stars
VERY GOOD,
By A Customer
This review is from: Life Penalty (Mass Market Paperback)
Gail had the perfect life until her six year old daughter, Cindy, was brutally raped and murdered. After that, Gail's only mission in life was to find the monster who did this. I notice that many of the readers here have a strong dislike for Gail, and in many ways, I can understand that. However, we have to remember the kind of loss that Gail has suffered. Nothing could be worse than having your child murdered. How is Gail supposed to function like a "normal" person, considering what happened? She repeatedly puts her life in danger in an effort to catch the killer, and it's obvious that part of her doesn't really want to live. Her plans to find this killer make no sense at all, and I felt tremendous sympathy for her husband, Jack and daughter, Jennifer throughout all of this. Gail so desperately needed help, but she refused to get it. Even when she finally did see a psychiatrist, she told him that she wouldn't let him help her.In this book, Joy Fielding takes you on a journey that no one wants to take - losing your child to murder. You get to experience this through Gail's eyes. Although the ending wasn't quite what I expected, the book was still very good overall.
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