Christopher makes
Stolen feel like a memoir rather than a fictional novel because Gemma tells the
story of her kidnapping through a letter written to Ty, her captor. I loved
that Christopher managed to make me feel like I was inside Gemma’s mind, as she
chronicled her experience from the very beginning, sometimes day by day,
sometimes moment by moment. Her unique
point of view allowed me to better understand just what a kidnap victim could
experience.
Throughout her
letter to Ty, Gemma is brutally honest.
She reveals that there were confusing and complicated layers of emotion going
on at different points in her story.
Because I've never been kidnapped, I cannot truly know if Gemma's
experience is as authentic as it seemed to be, but regardless of it’s authenticity,
I was very impressed with Christopher and I look forward to reading more from
her in the future.
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