Review: Speechless
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 13, 2013
This book is so complex that I don't know how to express how much it touched me.  I didn't have any expectations of this book and didn't really even know what it was about when I read it.  I couldn't put it down and read it straight through.  I was so angered at the actions of some of the characters and completely raw with emotion when reading the cruelty that people can inflict on others. I had such a hard time processing what I was reading.  I wanted to yell at them to do this or say that and make them react differently--but that is the genius of the author.  You sign up for the ride that they want to take you on and all you can do is hold on.  I really wanted to see something good happen to these people and I felt like they were real.  That to me is what a good book is all about--escaping so much that you are in the book and they characters become extensions of yourself.  I "felt" this book for days after reading it and it sparked many conversations that gave me insights that I didn't have before.  So after this read I walked away with more than an ebook...I walked away with new friends that I care about and can't wait to see what their future holds.