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If We Had Known
- De: Elise Juska
- Narrado por: Christie Moreau
- Duración: 11 h y 51 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 15
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 15
One August afternoon, as single mother Maggie Daley prepares to send her only child off to college, their world is shattered by news of a mass shooting at the local mall in rural Maine. As reports and updates about the tragedy begin to roll in, Maggie, an English professor, is further stunned to learn that the gunman had been a student of hers. Nathan Dugan was an awkward, complicated young man whose quiet presence in her classroom had faded from her memory. Then a viral blog post hints at the existence of a dark, violence-tinged essay Nathan had written during Maggie's seminar....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Effects of a shooting
- De PAN en 02-02-19
- If We Had Known
- De: Elise Juska
- Narrado por: Christie Moreau
A completely different perspective on a sad tale
Revisado: 05-29-18
If We Had Known is a complex tale surrounding the simple choices we make and the regretful ones that we do not. The book surrounds the aftermath of a mass shooting by a college student, done at the local mall. Although it does touch on many of the political issues that we struggle with today, it does so without any particular bias. It takes on one of the most controversial and heated topics of our day and it does so from a completely different perspective. The perspective is that of the shooter's old college professor, a woman who taught the shooter and may have missed something in one of his college essays that could have saved many lives. Maggie and Anna are complex and emotional characters, and are people like you and I, completely relatable and real. They draw you in from page one and you find yourself understanding and, even agreeing with many of the decisions that they made although they led to a truly heartbreaking end for many (at least in Maggie's case). This book is beautifully written and the narration is excellent. It is very rare that I stay up past midnight to finish a book and this book had me up at 2AM! I found myself turning on the book every time I had a free moment. I highly recommend this book, hard copy or audio version.
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