It's a Hardy Boys book. Exactly what you'd expect it to be. Utterly enjoyable and a bit forgettable. But I've read so many of these they all run together, and I'll probably read a lot more before I'm through. Never too old for the Hardy Boys.

I honestly found this book so boring. I'd watched the movie a while back and managed to block out how much of it was about rape. If I had remembered that, I probably wouldn't have read this at all. But I did, and it wasn't so awful that I won't attempt the other two books in the trilogy written by Larsson. Once he got past the pointless drivel and inconsequential actions (pages and pages of stuff that didn't matter), it was pretty okay. I'd have liked it a fair bit better if it was half the length. Dull and generic characters and a plot that didn't really fill the almost 650 pages made this whole read tedious. Not the worst, but I find myself confused by all the hype.

I loved the first section. I thought the poems was absolutely breathtaking and I wanted to give this book to every friend I have because it made that big of an impact on me. But then the next three sections felt kind of immature, repetitive, and boring. There were a few standout poems in them, but for the most part they were forgettable. If I could split up my rating, I would probably give the first section five stars and the rest two. But I still think this book was definitely worth a read. It was quick and the poems that hit me really left an impact.

I found this book beautiful, lyrical, and thought provoking- the kind of prose that makes you think about your life in a new way. The story itself didn't do much for me, but Jeanette Winterson's writing was so poetic I didn't care. It was breathtaking to read and I'm planning to make my way through more of her books in the future.

I couldn't get into this book. The characters largely seemed like caricatures and a lot of the choices she made rubbed me the wrong way. It is definitely a book about racism by a white woman for white women, and I'd rather read about the subject by those who have lived it. Neither Turk nor Ruth's voices felt genuine and the characterization didn't seem very consistent.

There were also many long paragraphs full of medical jargon that seemed wholly unnecessary, other than to prove that she did her research. Two stars for the easy reading, but I wouldn't recommend this book.

It's exactly what you think it's going to be. Wonderfully cheesy in all the right ways. I was a little disappointed by the conspiracy and kidnapping subplot since half the time I forgot it was happening. It definitely took a backseat to the romance, and most of the characters seemed to treat it with the same casual dismissal too. It could have slowed down a bit with the romance, as I did need a good dose of suspension of disbelief to get through it, but having said that, I thoroughly enjoyed it.