Stolen [Paperback]

Annette Lapointe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 2006

Rowan Friesen has made a career of drug-dealing and small-time thievery on the outer edges of Saskatoon. Shiftless and seemingly friendless, he is, at first glance, an unlikely protagonist. But as Stolen unfolds, we learn the details of Rowan’s life: his well meaning but self-absorbed mother, his mentally ill father, and a high-school friendship both lustful and incendiary. This intriguing back-story runs alongside a current-day murder mystery, complete with road trips, arson, drink and drugs, tech nerds and the RCMP. Rowan Friesen may not be the world’s most likable character, but the complexity and honesty of his story is thrilling. Stolen’s lean, tight narrative tells a tale of theft, love, and madness on the Canadian prairie, and moves along like a half-ton pickup bouncing over dirt roads.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Anvil Press; 1 edition (April 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1895636736
• ISBN-13: 978-1895636734
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,975,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Amazing, November 24, 2008

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J. Gray "JLynn" (Silver City, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stolen (Paperback)

I am a huge fan of Annette LaPointes. Her gift for words is amazing. Everything is subtle and understated, but lyrical in its own way.
This is one of my favorite examples:
Tim is only tangentially her friend. They intersected in Saskatoon's geek network. It's a layer of the city Rowan doesn't often get to see; he missed it by skipping university. All the engineers, a cross-section of the computer guys, and their girlfriends and exes and gaming partners have locked into their own tribe. They're producing strange kids at an alarming rate, but none of them are stupid.

I bought this book last year and have reread it several times. If you aren't threatened by descriptions of alternative lifestyles I would highly recommend this book.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What's la pointe, Annette?, October 22, 2008

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Paul C. Weeks (San Juan Cosalá, Jalisco, MX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stolen (Paperback)

I made it through this book solely because it was a choice of my book club. I imagine we'll all rip it to shreds at our discussion. I hated it. Totally unengaging story about unengaging characters. The protagonist is too hip for words, he's the quiet type, of course. He's ultra competent at any "off grid" activity, no matter if he's 10, he can still pick locks and assemble difficult electronics and make robots. Ludicrous is the other word that comes to mind. He's queer, (even though he starts out picking up a woman - why? who can say? Not Ms. LaPointe) but that's not enough to carry the novel. His relationships are unfathomable and unexplained. I got nothing from this book.