Wikipedia says this book was based on an actual event. It also gives a very good description of the story and the characters.
The author describes the characters and their behavior in such a way that it was easy for me to get emotionally/sympathetically involved with them. This made reading the tragic ending very heartbreaking for me. The epilogue softened the blow only slightly.
I realized that any other outcome would have taken a miracle. The government wanted the prisoners released and never suggested the terrorists would be allowed to go free. The fact that the situation was allowed to go on as long as it did probably was the government's way of getting the terrorists to let their guard down which is what the terrorists slowly did.
It was sad to realize these young terrorists had the potential to make a better life for themselves in different circumstances. They were young.
At the end the negotiator tried to get them to give up because he knew what was going to happen but could not come right out and tell them. Mr. Hosokawa's accidental death was especially sad to read.
Wow! It was based on an actual event? (If Wikipedia is correct).
I thought it was a fantastic book until the end. You're right, I don't see any other way for it to have ended, but I still really disliked the way it ended.
Patchett did a wonderful job describing the characters and situations to make an unlikely situation seem completely natural. I wonder how much of that is accurate (if it was a true event)? I did not find the epilogue helpful at all. I would have preferred that they all went their separate ways. This way just felt...like they were settling.
Unfortunately, so many of the fighters for terrorists, guerrilla groups, and militias are just children who often don't even know what they are fighting for.
However, with all of that, it was beautifully written, with wonderful portrayals of the role of music in the lives of many of the characters.
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Wikipedia says this book was based on an actual event. It also gives a very good description of the story and the characters.
The author describes the characters and their behavior in such a way that it was easy for me to get emotionally/sympathetically involved with them. This made reading the tragic ending very heartbreaking for me. The epilogue softened the blow only slightly.
I realized that any other outcome would have taken a miracle. The government wanted the prisoners released and never suggested the terrorists would be allowed to go free. The fact that the situation was allowed to go on as long as it did probably was the government's way of getting the terrorists to let their guard down which is what the terrorists slowly did.
It was sad to realize these young terrorists had the potential to make a better life for themselves in different circumstances. They were young.
At the end the negotiator tried to get them to give up because he knew what was going to happen but could not come right out and tell them. Mr. Hosokawa's accidental death was especially sad to read.
Good book, good pick Melissa.
Wow! It was based on an actual event? (If Wikipedia is correct).
I thought it was a fantastic book until the end. You're right, I don't see any other way for it to have ended, but I still really disliked the way it ended.
Patchett did a wonderful job describing the characters and situations to make an unlikely situation seem completely natural. I wonder how much of that is accurate (if it was a true event)? I did not find the epilogue helpful at all. I would have preferred that they all went their separate ways. This way just felt...like they were settling.
Unfortunately, so many of the fighters for terrorists, guerrilla groups, and militias are just children who often don't even know what they are fighting for.
However, with all of that, it was beautifully written, with wonderful portrayals of the role of music in the lives of many of the characters.
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