Songs for the Missing (Amy)
It’s the last summer before college for 18 year-old Kim Larsen. She and her friends spend their time at the lake and working at their various summer jobs. Being from a small town in Ohio makes them all ready to get on with the big adventure into adulthood but at the same time they are whiling away the last bits of the summer with the freedom of teens.
Everything changes when Kim disappears on her way to work one day and Songs for the Missing is a chronicle of the thoughts and emotions of those who know and love her.
I didn’t have any trouble getting hooked during the first part of this book. I enjoyed learning about Kim, her friends and family and her town quite a bit. Somewhere in the middle though, the story lagged for me and I had to convince myself to pick it up again. I think this is due, in part, to some outside influences in my life and also because this is not a cheerful story. One thing I am sure of is that it had nothing to do with the author’s writing. The author did a fine job of making the reader experience pain of the characters from their differing perspectives. Though the subject was a sad one and I struggled to get back to this book, I ended up liking it quite a bit. I’m glad I stuck it out to the end. (3.5/5)
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Nov 18th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
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