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Invisible Boy (2010)

by Cornelia Read(Favorite Author)

3.37 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

044651134X (ISBN13: 9780446511346)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Grand Central Publishing

series

Madeline Dare

review 1: I hadn't read any of Ms. Read's books previously so I don't have anything to compare it to and I understand why some people struggled with it. The ending is abrupt and leaves many issues unresolved...but then that is the nature of life. I know that some of the readers found her description of the cops and prosecutors unprofessional but I found them to be human and the court scenes realistic. As someone who worked in the judicial system as a victim advocate for many years I think that her description of our legal system is sadly very accurate. We have such a long way to go in the way that we prosecute crimes against children and I found the outcome very true to life. I always cringe when there is witness intimidation in a book because people are already so hesitant to ... morebe involved in the legal system as a witness. The truth is that it is far more common in television, books and movies than it is in real life (thankfully!).
review 2: I didn't realize that this was part of a series initially so I was unfamiliar with the main character's background which would have helped but not knowing certainly didn't hinder the reading experience. The story is complete in itself. I thought it was going to be more of a mystery but it's actually less about the actual solving of the case than it is about what the main character experiences after finding a dead body. Some commentary on race, class, and privilege is included without coming across as a school lecture. less

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