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somanybookstoread's review against another edition
2.0
Although it had its flaws, I was drawn into Mitchard's The Deep End of the Ocean. A story about a kidnapping turned right, it was heart-warming and different. When I realized that Mitchard wrote a sequel, and quite a short one at that, I figured why not...
I'll tell you why not. This was such a letdown that it has me wondering if I should actually like the first book. Total plot recycle. Totally unrealistic! The Cappadora family should have been left as is at the end of book one. If you liked The Deep End of the Ocean, do NOT read this!
I'll tell you why not. This was such a letdown that it has me wondering if I should actually like the first book. Total plot recycle. Totally unrealistic! The Cappadora family should have been left as is at the end of book one. If you liked The Deep End of the Ocean, do NOT read this!
wisbeth's review against another edition
5.0
If you read The Deep End Of The Ocean and loved it as much as I did I think you will love this book. Jacquelyn Mitchard does not disappoint. I am sometimes leery of sequels. This one was excellent! I once again fell in love with the Cappadora family. They have all aged a little but still are pretty much the same people they were in the first novel. I felt like I never lost touch with them. They have all been affected by Ben/Sam's kidnapping and eventual return. It has played a huge role in the people they have become. I think it's interesting that this book addresses not only kidnapping but what happens after. How do families go on living? This book pulls you in right from the get go. It seems the family is adjusting well to life. The kids are grown. Ben/Sam is married and a father, Kerry is on her way to becoming an opera singer, and Vincent has made a documentary which will change all their lives. Unfortunately the Cappadora's have to relive the horrible past with a new kidnapping in the family. It's hard to review it and not give the story away so I won't say too much. I read the bulk of the book in one day. I could not put it down. I just had to know what happened. There are many twists in the novel. Just when I thought I had it figured out, there was another suspect in my mind. I felt Beth's pain as she relived her own nightmare but then has to also watch her son live the same nightmare. I absolutely loved this book! This is one of the best books I have read this year.
esmemazzeo's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
novelesque_life's review against another edition
2.0
2 STARS
"It has been twenty-two years since Beth Cappadora's three-year-old son Ben was abducted. By some miracle, he returned nine years later, and the family began to pick up the pieces of their lives. But their peace has always been fragile: Ben returned from the deep end as another child and has never felt entirely at ease with the family he was born into. Now the Cappadora children are grown: Ben is married with a baby girl, Kerry is studying to be an opera singer, and Vincent has emerged from his troubled adolescence as a fledgling filmmaker.
The subject of Vincent's new documentary, 'No Time to Wave Goodbye,' shakes Vincent's unsuspecting family to the core; it focuses on five families caught in the tortuous web of never knowing the fate of their abducted children. Though Beth tries to stave off the torrent of buried emotions, she is left wondering if she and her family are fated to relive the past forever.
The film earns tremendous acclaim, but just as the Cappadoras are about to celebrate the culmination of Vincent's artistic success, what Beth fears the most occurs, and the Cappadoras are cast back into the past, revisiting the worst moment of their lives-with only hours to find the truth that can save a life. High in a rugged California mountain range, their rescue becomes a desperate struggle for survival." (From Amazon)
Sometimes you hope that an author will write a sequel to their novel so that you can find out what happens to your favourite characters. After I finished The Deep End of the Ocean I did wonder what happened next for everyone but I don't think I should have wished for it. It is well written but I just didn't get into it and it did not feel like it was relevant or interesting.
"It has been twenty-two years since Beth Cappadora's three-year-old son Ben was abducted. By some miracle, he returned nine years later, and the family began to pick up the pieces of their lives. But their peace has always been fragile: Ben returned from the deep end as another child and has never felt entirely at ease with the family he was born into. Now the Cappadora children are grown: Ben is married with a baby girl, Kerry is studying to be an opera singer, and Vincent has emerged from his troubled adolescence as a fledgling filmmaker.
The subject of Vincent's new documentary, 'No Time to Wave Goodbye,' shakes Vincent's unsuspecting family to the core; it focuses on five families caught in the tortuous web of never knowing the fate of their abducted children. Though Beth tries to stave off the torrent of buried emotions, she is left wondering if she and her family are fated to relive the past forever.
The film earns tremendous acclaim, but just as the Cappadoras are about to celebrate the culmination of Vincent's artistic success, what Beth fears the most occurs, and the Cappadoras are cast back into the past, revisiting the worst moment of their lives-with only hours to find the truth that can save a life. High in a rugged California mountain range, their rescue becomes a desperate struggle for survival." (From Amazon)
Sometimes you hope that an author will write a sequel to their novel so that you can find out what happens to your favourite characters. After I finished The Deep End of the Ocean I did wonder what happened next for everyone but I don't think I should have wished for it. It is well written but I just didn't get into it and it did not feel like it was relevant or interesting.
mrsimboden's review
2.0
When I started this book I did not know it was the sequel to Deep End of the Ocean. This book disappoints on many levels. Grammar errors abound, the paragraphs jump ideas so much that I had to constantly re-read in order to figure out the train of thought. I'm not sure why this book was written, but save yourself the trouble. Sorry, Ms. Mitchard, this just didn't work.
malificent13's review
2.0
I enjoyed The Deep End of the Ocean, but this sequel didn't work for me. I found the circumstances unbelievable and I wasn't that interested in the story.
debs_shelves's review
4.0
While I did not enjoy this book as much as it's prior book, I liked finding out what happened to this family as Ben grew up. I liked seeing how his kidnapping had affected not only him, but all memebers of his family.
kate_elizabeth's review against another edition
2.0
Eh. The original book ("The Deep End of the Ocean") didn't need a sequel, and the premise for this one is preposterously ridiculous. The ending - as in, the last four pages - were good, though.
jorayne35's review against another edition
3.0
The prequel was much better. This book besides telling you what happened to the family, seemed detached, rushed, and unrealistic.
chantale's review against another edition
5.0
Enjoyable, gripping, a bit long, a good knitting book.