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Sophie

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Sophie by Guy Burt has to be one of the most haunting books i have read in a long time. Its a complex and sometimes confusing story of sophie and her younger brother mattie and the events of their childhood. Ending the summer before sophie is to go away to boarding school. Mattie adores sophie and she mattie. They are more like an extention of each other than their own individual person. Sophie is extremely intelligent, and takes very good care of herself and her brother. Their mother is a recluse and their father stays away on business. The way the author remembers being a child, not just how one acted, but thought and felt as well, if profound to me. He definetly has a fascination with childhood innocence and ultimatly its loss. As I got towards the end of the book i read slower and more carefully and i think this truly helped me to understand what was being revealed at such a fast pace. I did have to go back and re-read certain parts for clarity but he does leave unanswered questions. The author leaves you with the limited knowledgs of the characters personalties and lets you decide exactly what happened. How those characters would have acted. I shared this with a friend and it was very helpful having another persons opinions and ideas. It helped me to put more pieces of the puzzle together. I definetly recommend this book. It was a fairly quick read. One i had a really hard time putting down.

Burt has a wonderful way of weaving a story and capturing characters in the reader's mind. However, he stretches a story for so long (even worse in The Hole), that I began losing interest. Then the end of Sophie is so out there and has so many unanswered questions that I felt cheated. I even Googled Sophie to see what other readers gleaned of the ending, and it seems we're all lost. It's unfortunate. But I love Guy's reading style.

The author took a WHOLE LONG TIME to get to the point. And then, I wasn't even positive what was going on once we got there.

If I really cared about understanding more about Sophie and Mattie, I'd probably reread sections to try and figure out more. But I don't care. Sophie's decision makes NO sense to me. None. Nada. Perhaps I needed to read her quarry books to understand her, but alas, no such luck. Then again, they helped Mattie very little, as he's still TOTALLY CONFUSED BY SOPHIE AS WELL, so I can't say her diaries would help me.

I found the dialogue quite strange. I understand that Sophie is highly intelligent, but even the things Andy and Steve said were strange and unlikely. I felt the dialogue was highly unrealistic.

I had a difficult time picturing the quarry and the "cages."

Overall ... bah. Glad I read it, but I can't say I'd recommend it to too many people.

I cannot express how much i hated this book. It starts out really interesting and keeps your attention and like all books you assume at the end there will be some sort of conclusion to the whole thing, where youll find out all the secrets, but no. I seriously think the author got bored and decided not finish the book. I have never read a book that puts in all kinds of secrets and not explain them at all, but this one did. I think Ballantine Books should refund mine and everyone elses money on this one because the editor clearly didnt do his/her job. It should have been sent back to the author with a note: FINISH the book and tell people wtf is going on! And i dont want to hear that its supposed to make you think, i dont want to guess what this entire book is about, in that case i wouldve wrote it myself!

Fantastic! Horrifying, disturbing, etc, etc. I think the review on the back cover does a better job than any other that I have seen, so I'll second that motion. Great story, great characters, lots of twists, great ending. I'll definitely read the next one.

This is the most chilling story I have ever read. I love stories where you can not always guess what comes next. I actually had to reread some parts, just to understand the ending. The ending is by far the best ending of a book. It still leaves you guessing. I am now a fan of Guy Burt. Another great book from him is "The Hole". That also has a great ending.

Sophie is one of the chilliest, most disturbing novels I've recently read. The tension and suspension build to a disarming climax as siblings Matthew and Sophie tell their childhood stories. Matthew wants to understand Sophie's above-average intelligence. Sophie has a brilliant mind, and Matthew has worshipped her for it. That is until he is forced to see Sophie as she truly is: manipulative, controlling and sinister. There are various disturbing twists throughout the novel. The ending is flooring. This is one of the best psychological thrillers ever written. I shall look to Guy Burt's work in the future. Highly recommended...

I picked up this book thinking it would be suspenseful and maybe interesting. This book was nothing but confusing and left me extremely frustrated at the end. I definately do NOT recommend this book!

Everything was smooth and perfect! Condition is excellent, just like new, but about 99% off a regular price! Couldn't have asked for anything better! Shipping was as expedient as it ever could be, it arrived before I expected!

For a short book, I felt like it took a long time to get to the point, but when it did, it was worth it!

If you liked The Hole, you will like this effort from Guy Burt.