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Other Versions of this Book: Audio Cassette, Audio Cassette (Abridged), Paperback, Paperback, Hardcover, Hardcover
Book Description:
A #1 New York Times bestseller, Mitchard's suspenseful and moving novel is now available in trade paperback Few first novels receive the kind of attention and acclaim showered on this powerful story -- a nationwide bestseller, a critical success, and the first title chosen for Oprah's Book Club. Both highly suspenseful and deeply moving, The Deep End of the Ocean imagines every mother's worst nightmare -- the disappearance of a child -- as it explores a family's struggle to endure, even against extraordinary odds. Filled with compassion, humor, and brilliant observations about the texture of real life, here is a story of rare power, one that will touch readers' hearts and make them celebrate the emotions that make us all one.
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Richard P. (
8 member(s) found this review helpful.
A mother loses her 3 year old son in a hotel lobby and their ordinary life is changed forever. As a parent, it really makes you think about things...
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
I really enjoyed reading this book because it was emotionally involved... actually it was pretty stressful! That's how you know it was good!
Janis K. (
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
The deep end of the ocean is where I wanted to throw this book when I finished it. It's unbelievably melodramatic...Ms. Mitchard missed several key points. First, the mother is unsympathetic because she just wallows in her grief instead of trying to help her other children deal with the loss of a sibling. It's like the writer assumed that since she lost a child, the mother must be sympathetic. Instead, she's merely pathetic. Then there was Kerry's age. Also, I found the racial slurs offensive. Not to mention the number of typos.
Veronika B. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was not a favorite of mine. I found it hard to feel sympathetic toward the mother because she seemed selfish to me.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
excellent read, but sad.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
The best of Mitchard's work, I read it very quickly, it was hard to put down. As usual, a good pick from Oprah's Book club.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I had hoped for more considering it was one of Oprahs Book Club books. The ending was a 'feel good' ending and seemed a bit unbelievable to me. The whole of the story was easy to read.
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I enjoyed this book. It brought you into the emotions that only a mother who has lost a child can feel. I thought Mitchard did a fine job of taking you there.
WOW! Another Oprah pick that kept you reading until the very last page!
Oprah's book club choice...a very moving novel of a missing child...my front cover shows 3 small children running on the beach.... all the numbers match up...good book
Definetly a page turner, but kinda to hook-ey to be that emotional about it. But I did just use the hook-ey - so you decide.
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