The Most Dangerous Place on Earth

Sep 23, 2016 Elyse rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I requested to read this book the 'second' I learned about it 5 months ago. It will be released Jan. 2017.

Mill Valley, located in Marin County, with lovely Mount Tamalpais State Park, and Muir Woods, is considered one of the most affluent Zip Codes in the Bay Area. The racial make up is 88.8% White. 1.1 % are Hispanic or Latino.

Before I review the fiction story, "The Most Dangerous Place On Earth", which Lindsey Lee Johnson wrote -- much of it taking place at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valle ...more

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Jan 10, 2017 Stephanie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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3.5 rounded up. Fast-paced Young Adult book that is hard to put down!

Update: Goes on sale today- January 10!!!

The Most Dangerous Place on Earth was an enthralling read - with lots of twists and turns and action. As the mother of a high school student, I was shocked at the number of happenings at and around school, "the most dangerous place on Earth". The story brought me back to my own school days -- of cliques and awkwardness. Many of the same concerns are still relevant today -- like bullyin 3.5 rounded up. Fast-paced Young Adult book that is hard to put down!

Update: Goes on sale today- January 10!!!

The Most Dangerous Place on Earth was an enthralling read - with lots of twists and turns and action. As the mother of a high school student, I was shocked at the number of happenings at and around school, "the most dangerous place on Earth". The story brought me back to my own school days -- of cliques and awkwardness. Many of the same concerns are still relevant today -- like bullying, drugs, and teachers dating students. However, technology has taken the experience to a different level - where social media can be used to broadcast bad situations or taunt less popular classmates.

At the beginning of the story, cruelty to a fellow student who doesn't fit in, results in tragedy. Several of the students who were involved deal differently with the aftermath of their actions and this story catches up with them in late high school. These are wealthy students who lead more privileged lives in California.

The story is broken into sections - Eighth Grade, Junior Year, Senior Year - and is primarily told from the point of view of each of the students that were involved in the tragic incident. Additionally, a new English teacher who is trying to find her place in the school and understand her role, tries to reach out to several of these students and has her own story. The changes in point of view kept the pace of the book moving and were easy to follow. I also really liked the progression of the story as it related to school year.

While I enjoyed the story, I disliked (and was often disgusted by) most of the characters, including the adults. Additionally, it seemed like the number of incidents (that kept the pace moving) was a bit over the top. However, this really made for compelling reading.

I highly recommend this book to readers of the Young Adult genre. Although most of the characters are not likeable, it is fast paced and engaging. If you are past high school age, it will make you thankful that you made it!

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Oct 19, 2016 Navidad Thelamour rated it liked it · review of another edition

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It’s funny how novels are often published in waves—we’ll see a flood of multi-cultural books, an influx of war novels or a deluge of high-school-centric reads at once, proving for those who don’t believe it already that books come in trends much like shoes. The Most Dangerous Place on Earth instantly reminded me Everything I Never Told You (which I loved and rated highly) and of another new-release competitor and recent review, Everything You Want Me to Be see my review of it here, which will be ...more

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May 17, 2016 Larry Hoffer rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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I'd probably give this 3.75 stars, so I rounded up to 4.

This was a tremendously intriguing book, but not what I expected based on its description. At some point would it be possible for the marketing departments of publishers to spend more time understanding what its books are about, instead of comparing them to any other popular title?

I digress.

In Mill Valley, California, there's an eighth-grade boy who always seems to be the target of abuse and ridicule from his fellow students. He's desperate I'd probably give this 3.75 stars, so I rounded up to 4.

This was a tremendously intriguing book, but not what I expected based on its description. At some point would it be possible for the marketing departments of publishers to spend more time understanding what its books are about, instead of comparing them to any other popular title?

I digress.

In Mill Valley, California, there's an eighth-grade boy who always seems to be the target of abuse and ridicule from his fellow students. He's desperate to feel understood, to belong, to find a friend. But his one bold gesture goes very, very wrong, causing him more humiliation at the hands of his peers. And then one incident changes everything.

Several years later, many of these same students are in high school. They've mastered all of the cruelty, disdain, and casual nonchalance that children raised among privilege often possess. Yet even as their lives move forward, the incident is always in the back of their minds, affecting them in different ways—pushing them to achieve more, motivating them to care less, sending them on a self-destructive path.

When young teacher Molly Nicoll begins work in Mill Valley, she hasn't lost her idealism, her faith that she's going to connect with her students, break through their shells, and inspire them with a love of learning and a love of reading that she found as a student. But what she finds are overachievers and underachievers, drug addicts and students who wish they were anywhere but in school, and yet want to make their mark on their fellow students. Molly thinks her students need her, though, so she finds herself crossing lines to win their trust, their faith, perhaps even their friendship.

The students she tries to reach are unique in their own ways, but share many of the same characteristics. There's Dave, pushed by his parents to be the best, to make something of himself, to not settle for anything but perfection (it doesn't really matter if he wants the same things); Elisabeth, the beautiful and seemingly untouchable one who actually just wants someone to notice her for who she is; Emma, the talented dancer and self-destructive party girl; Nick, who uses his intelligence only when it suits his purposes; and Cally, who changed her name to Calista after eighth grade, and spends most of her days high and daydreaming with her friends.

The Most Dangerous Place on Earth takes an unflinching look at the culture of privilege that many wealthy students grow up in, and how this privilege actually puts them at a disadvantage unless they're willing to take control of their own lives. Most of these students are unsympathetic, flawed characters, although you understand how they got that way. This is a book that leaves you wondering how true-to-life these behaviors are, and how many students really act this way—and how many teachers get caught up in the need to be part of their students' lives.

Lindsey Lee Johnson is a really talented storyteller. There's nothing particularly shocking, plot-wise, but you get engrossed in the story, even as you may feel at least a bit disgusted. This book reminded me of a bunch of other similar books, but in good ways. All I know is, if high school is really like this now, I'm glad I'm far away from it!!

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Jan 10, 2017 Cheri rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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3.75 -4 stars....

“The Most Dangerous Place on Earth” begins in 8th grade, when some are little more than larger children. Others are already envisioning, yearning for, life away from the caring, but prying, eyes of parents and teachers who want to insert themselves in your life, your thoughts, your future.
Like everywhere, there’s a boy who isn’t like the others. He doesn’t dress, think, or behave like the others. Some openly mock him; others just laugh at him behind his back, ! NOW AVAILABLE !

3.75 -4 stars....

“The Most Dangerous Place on Earth” begins in 8th grade, when some are little more than larger children. Others are already envisioning, yearning for, life away from the caring, but prying, eyes of parents and teachers who want to insert themselves in your life, your thoughts, your future.
Like everywhere, there’s a boy who isn’t like the others. He doesn’t dress, think, or behave like the others. Some openly mock him; others just laugh at him behind his back, make jokes at his expense. And, as sometimes happens in such stories, some boys like some girls. Sometimes they even tell them their feelings. Sometimes this backfires.

The area is affluent, not Trump money but House Beautiful comfortable, comfortably elegant. Kids own new, expensive cars so their parents don’t have to haul them about. There’s a price for this freedom, these “luxuries” that seem more like necessities to these kids. Who can really blame them for wanting everything when they’ve never been denied anything? Who can blame the parents when both are so busy working jobs with grueling commutes and long days? All the parents want is for their children to be positive proof of what great parents they are, those 4.0’s, high SATs, the acceptance letters from the best colleges. The unspoken “we will always love you and be proud of you”…IF you make us look good.

Then there are the teachers. Good teachers are so necessary to students in this age group. There’s one fresh out of college, heart wide-open to these students, all of the students new to her. She can’t wait to get to know them. And then there’s another teacher who has been teaching there a while. He can’t wait to get to know some of them better, either.

The world isn’t like it was when most of us went to High School. Immediate access to information has changed everything. That party you went to and had a little too much to drink and made choices you’d rather not ever think about again? Those days are over. Bad decisions don’t just live in your mind, anymore.

This story felt a bit manipulative to me, the characters feel more like they are composites of stereotypes. I might excuse some of that, but I think the message would have been felt and heard more clearly without the clichéd characters and the manipulation. I know all of these things do happen, but it feels like someone spent an inordinate amount of time looking for the worst things ever captured online, facebook, cyber-bullying, etc., the embarrassing photographs that live on and on… and took the stories and crammed them into one small group of characters.

Despite some negatives, this was a quick, mostly engaging read. The writing is proficient, the story interesting.

For those that count these things: a LOT of profanity

For those that count these things: No animals were injured, but people were.

Pub Date 10 Jan 2017

Many thanks for the ARC provided by Random House Publishing Group – Random House, NetGalley and author Lindsey Lee Johnson
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Jul 14, 2016 Ellie rated it liked it · review of another edition

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The Most Dangerous Place on Earth, according to author Lindsey Lee Johnson, is an American school, specifically, middle school and high school, even (or especially) in a wealthy community in Northern California. Unsupervised teenagers with money and today's ever-present technology is apparently a lethal combination.

The first story feels authentic and is heart-breaking and its repercussions follow the characters throughout the rest of this collection of linked stories. Each story is a vignette of ...more

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Aug 26, 2016 Karen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

The Most Dangerous Place on Earth by Lindsey Lee Johnson

WOW! It has been decades since I was in high school. This is far from one of the favorite books I ever read. Yet, I feel like this may be the most important reviews I ever written. I hope that nothing I write, I will live to regret. I still have one son who will be a senior and my youngest son will be a sophomore in less than a week's time, since I finished writing this review. I am left feeling a bit hollowed out after reading this debut n The Most Dangerous Place on Earth by Lindsey Lee Johnson

WOW! It has been decades since I was in high school. This is far from one of the favorite books I ever read. Yet, I feel like this may be the most important reviews I ever written. I hope that nothing I write, I will live to regret. I still have one son who will be a senior and my youngest son will be a sophomore in less than a week's time, since I finished writing this review. I am left feeling a bit hollowed out after reading this debut novel. Raw, worried for my two sons' if they ever have to experience anything like the lives of the characters in this book. Who do I think I am kidding? They are exposed to the same dilemmas the characters are in this book. Too much social media, under aged drinking, drugs etc. Thank God, we don't live in the over privileged, millions of dollars, that the characters live in the setting of this book. My family and community live in a totally different culture. Most of the characters in this book are every parents worst nightmare. I would never compare this book to Celeste Ng's "Everything I Never Told You.". The blurb on the Advanced Readers Copy and even the synopsis of it on the Good Reads website suggests that they are alike. The two books are dramatically different in every way imaginable. I loved "Everything I Never Told You", but I didn't love this one. This is a very well written novel. It is an extremely important novel. It's title is a revelation to the mostly unlikable characters.

Mill Valley, California is a real place and is the setting for this powerful debut novel. It is north of Los Angeles set at the base of a mythical mountain, but with in walking distance from the Golden Gate Bridge. The clarity and the crispness of the prose described the beautiful Redwood trees. I am sure that this author has a brilliant future as a novelist. The author must be talented to write a book that is frightening real that it made me so uncomfortable. The writing is vivid and the prose sparkles. As I said earlier that its been many years since I attended high school. Something's are the same like the cliques, their ability to hurt the most vulnerable among us. Many things have changed as there seems like there is no end to the different types of social media and how much it is used.

In the beginning of the story there is a predictable tragedy that broke my heart both for the innocent character and my empathy for the mother. The author is clearly talented to be able to write scenes that emotionally draw us in and strike a blow that is painful and raw. The scene is both realistic and has lasting implications on some of the characters throughout the remaining book.

I have not read any other books in this genre before, so I have nothing to offer in comparison. It could have easily been avoided if the characters weren't so despicable. The students are either over achievers or under achievers. I can think of only a couple of students that were average. The characters are well developed. I didn't like the things that most of the characters did. I only liked a couple of the parents in the book and I liked most of the teachers except for one. For the most part of the story the parents acted entitled or pushed their weight around trying to dictate to the teachers. One set of parents couldn't love their child unconditionally while the student was doing the best that he could. Having a B+ average meant to them that he wasn't trying his hardest and he has to get into Berkeley like his mother. What he does to ensure that he does get into Berkeley will leave a question about even one of the few sympathetic characters that there are. I give Lindsey Lee Johnson credit for writing prose that I felt invested and sorry for this student. I felt like telling his parents to just love him for whom he is and his individuality. We all can't be Ivy leagues.

The Most Dangerous Place on Earth while predictable wasn't a fast pace read for me and for some reason I felt like I had enough. It might not impact younger people who have been exposed to the same dilemmas. I had my two sons late in life so it had a huge impact on me. Both my husband and I and my two sons are not safely immuned from some of the perils which this book so vividly described. When you have teen boys the hardest part from age fourteen to age twenty five years old is trying to keep them alive. I pray that neither one of my son's experience any of the life threatening scenes from this book. As a parent it is so hard not to hurt when they hurt. In this book I thought in a couple of examples were over the top. Even though I didn't like what most of the characters did, I am rating this book with five stars because of the writing and the uncomfortable feelings this talented author explores.

Thank you to Net Galley, Lindsey Lee Johnson and Random House publishing for generously providing an ARC of this book for a fair and honest review.
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Jun 01, 2016 Christine Roberts rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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Thanks to NetGalley, Lindsey Lee Johnson, and Random House Publishing for an ARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

High school- the most dangerous place on earth? This novel follows a group of kids through their high school years, starting with freshman year and culminating as seniors. Maybe my high school experience was unusual, but these kids seemed a little too out there, a little too wild, and far too sure of themselves for high school students. I understand that this was suppos ...more

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Jan 04, 2017 Bill Kupersmith rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Personally I'd not class this as a YA (tho' highly recommend it for younger readers) because an OA like me can not only enjoy it but bring a maturity & historical perspective. Back in the 1970s a delightful work of satirical fiction first appeared in Northern California as a series in a local newspaper, which was collected under the title The Serial: A Year in the Life of Marin County. The author was Cyra McFadden, who was later to publish a memoir of her own chaotic upbringing by nomadic &a Personally I'd not class this as a YA (tho' highly recommend it for younger readers) because an OA like me can not only enjoy it but bring a maturity & historical perspective. Back in the 1970s a delightful work of satirical fiction first appeared in Northern California as a series in a local newspaper, which was collected under the title The Serial: A Year in the Life of Marin County. The author was Cyra McFadden, who was later to publish a memoir of her own chaotic upbringing by nomadic & somewhat alcoholic parents. Her characters are on the cusp of middle-age, who still think like teenagers themselves even tho' they are already parents of teenaged children–who might be "living with some turkey in a yurt." McFadden's characters may belong to "the Radical Unitarian Church" & subscribe to every New Age practice & belief: EST, Rolfing, T-groups, the Eslan Institute. I found myself reflecting back on The Serial as I read The Most Dangerous Place on Earth, set @ Marin High School, because the characters in The Serial would have been the grandparents of these students. Tho' these young people enjoy every material luxury–their parents bribe them to get high grades with BMWs & unmaxable credit cards–they inhabit the moral & spiritual equivalent of a toxic waste site. The spirituality in The Serial was utterly bogus, but @ least there was a spiritual dimension in the characters lives. These students, their teachers, & their parents believe in nothing @ all except getting them into an elite college.

Despite their nihilistic world, some try to behave decently. Molly Nicoll is a new English teacher from lower middle-class Fresno who wants to help her students develop. Calista Broderick is one of Molly's best students, carrying a load of guilt because when in the 8th grade she took part in online bullying a class geek into jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge, riding the entire distance on his bicycle. Calista ends up befriending a group of slackers who seem to be only characters with any authenticity. Abigail Cress is seduced by another teacher, Doug Ellison. When rumors reach her parents, he cowers & she covers for him, telling him: "I wanted you to know . . . I could have told them, & I didn't, & I still could. If you ever try to talk to me again." That was for me the most chilling and revealing moment in the book. All the guilty teacher had to do to redeem his stature as an honorable man would have been to reply to Abigail: "Tell your parents & the principal the whole truth. Your respect & my honor are worth infinitely more than my marriage & my miserable career. I loved every moment we were together, & I shall never regret our relationship." I am not @ all sure that I'd have the courage to do that myself, but I know the right choice wouldn't take long -- speak three sentences.

But the most painful episode for me as a former teacher was when Molly was called to the principal's office for taking too much interest in the welfare of her students. She's told: "There have been some questions raised by certain members of the staff, questions about your pattern of behavior. It seems the tone that has been set in your classroom, I mean as far as student learning objectives are concerned, has not been especially productive." That jargon-laced reprimand is bad enough, but it continues: "These are not your kids. These are your students. Last year they were someone else's, next year they'll be gone. You can't be their mother. You certainly aren't their friend. You are the person who gives them grades. And if you go on caring for them in this way you won't survive." Molly takes the lesson in professional standards to heart. When later when Caly asks for her comments on a very moving confessional essay about her part in having helped drive that student to jumping off the bridge, Molly treats it impersonally as a work of fiction & confines her comments entirely to matters of organization & style. I term what happened to her "professional deformation" & unfortunately it is the norm for "educators."

The Most Dangerous Place on Earth fails to be a complete artistic success. Dividing the story among too many characters made it difficult for me to care enough about any particular one of them, so I never felt I'd really got to know how she would feel. Except for the boy who committed suicide early in the book, none of the boys captured my sympathies at all. It should have bothered me that the outstanding athlete ends up a male prostitute in Los Angeles, but it didn't. And the boy who hired a ringer to take his SAT exam was equally fatuous. (BTW, the ringer's formula for an outstanding essay wouldn't work in real life–examiners really can identify the distinctive features of anonymous essays.) But my strongest reason for recommending this book is what it tells us about American education. Why would parents be content to send their children to schools that teach them to believe in nothing except worldly success and be concerned only that they get accepted by elite universities, bribing them with expensive cars, clothes & accessories to get high grades & score well on entrance exams. Why not instead spend the money to send them to good secondary schools that would provide a moral & spiritual formation, & then let them attend a much less expensive & prestigious public college? It seems contra-intuitive. ...more

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Jun 30, 2016 Camryn rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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I think this is one of the most important reviews I'll ever write. The Most Dangerous Place on Earth is certainly not one of my favourite books, nor will it ever be. That being said, I fell in love with it.

Now here's what's interesting: at first, I thought, "wow this portrayal of teenagers is AWFUL", and then I realized the portrayal was actually spot on. I'm only 19, so my high school years definitely weren't that long ago. I found myself comparing the characters to so many people I went to sc ...more

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Jul 04, 2016 Scrapsandsass rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I would give this 3.75 stars, rounding up to 4.

This book makes me realize, as I've thought before, how thankful I am that I didn't go to junior high/high school now, with the current technology. It was hard enough in the 80s, I can't even imagine now. The worst we had to deal with was someone getting hold of a handwritten note that contained all of our secrets, but even if they did, it wasn't usually worth broadcasting, or to share the information wasn't as simple or permanent.

I thought this w I would give this 3.75 stars, rounding up to 4.

This book makes me realize, as I've thought before, how thankful I am that I didn't go to junior high/high school now, with the current technology. It was hard enough in the 80s, I can't even imagine now. The worst we had to deal with was someone getting hold of a handwritten note that contained all of our secrets, but even if they did, it wasn't usually worth broadcasting, or to share the information wasn't as simple or permanent.

I thought this was an interesting look at a group of teens as well as the teachers who have the opportunity to influence them. I remember thinking that teachers seemed so old when I was in school, when in reality, they probably weren't that much older (in many cases). I remember being sixteen and in love with a 23-year old soon-to-be-teacher. We'd talk about how he could come to teach at my school and we could have a secret relationship. I look back at that now and just shake my head. It goes to show, people are people and then often don't think about what is wise or harmful. There are teachers who are passionate and want to help students learn and grow, and then there are those who take advantage. But the line can blur, as one teacher finds out in this story... even with the best intentions.

I like how the kids in the book were portrayed. A lot of people say they are stereotypes, but stereotypes surface because they exist. But like The Breakfast Club I think that this went beyond stereotypes to show that each kid had more than one side. The kids were impacted by family relationships. They weathered the friendships that changed over time. They flinch and bruise at the horrible way young people treat each other even while they were in the midst of perpetrating it onto others. And they survived difficulties or tragedies that kids face. And they dealt with the secrets they keep or spill. There is so much complexity going on in their lives, it is a wonder they are able to make it through the work of school at all.

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Jun 11, 2016 Brian Rothbart rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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This is a hard review to give because the book was all over the place. Ms. Johnson is a good writer, although this book contains one high school cliche after another. However, the book, at times, was very interesting and had some good writing. The overall lack of direction and cliches just makes this a below average read. I'm not sure what she was trying to say or do with this book. I wish she went more with the theme of privilege and how it effects young people. Finally, the title and descripti ...more

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Nov 13, 2016 Theresa Alan rated it it was amazing

This is a wonderfully written book about an awkward time in anyone’s life—and these days bad decisions now get to be photographed and dissected on social media. Told from multiple points of view, beginning in eighth grade and returning to the same characters as junior and seniors in high school, the author’s deft writing manages to make even the drug dealers and bullies empathetic. They are either ignored by their wealthy parents, who spend all their time making money; smothered by their parents ...more

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Oct 22, 2016 Aamina rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Thankyou to Netgalley for providing me a copy via kindle in exchange of an honest review.

Took my a long time to read as I wasn't always into the story. The multiple POVs distracted me however I got the point of that. I liked the message of the story but I wasn't amazed my the book it self.

The character development and the writing was good but that's all I can say I liked the setting in a high school as it gave more of a realistic approach to the story.

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Jul 06, 2016 L.P. Logan rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, hell, perspective, real-life

First of all, let me just say that the first chapter of this book broke my heart entirely. I had actual tears. Maybe it just hit too close to home. Regardless, bullying is no joke and reading a situational occurrence from a 13 year old perspective was brutal and felt like a knife slicing through my heart...

But then it really didn't have anything to do with the rest of the story.

It was a shock factor, and nothing more.
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It made me angry.

Was the story about bullying? Not really. The vaguest menti First of all, let me just say that the first chapter of this book broke my heart entirely. I had actual tears. Maybe it just hit too close to home. Regardless, bullying is no joke and reading a situational occurrence from a 13 year old perspective was brutal and felt like a knife slicing through my heart...

But then it really didn't have anything to do with the rest of the story.

It was a shock factor, and nothing more.
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It made me angry.

Was the story about bullying? Not really. The vaguest mentioning of it was interwoven here and there throughout the rest of the story, trying to be a justification for the stupid actions of the rest of the characters, when really suicide and bullying had nothing to do with their petty little lives. They didn't care. And using the suicide of a boy they all loathed, and still continued to hate 4-5 years after his death, was not a realistic motivator for any of their actions. It was just a stupid ploy for plot. I hated it.
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Having lived in the same area as Mill Valley myself, and yes, the city is part of the most wealthy county in America, I found the characters to be unrealistic. The story line was forced. I don't care about the pervy teacher's perspectives -- again, stretching for plot here. And NO teenage girl is going to simply walk away with her head held high after being in "love" with her high school English teacher that she's banging, finding out that she is just one of many, and sacrifice her own sense of permanent well being by keeping the secret, BUT then somehow get with it enough by threatening the teacher to vamoose . . . or else. Come on! Not going to happen. Even in a wealthy neighborhood. This girl is going to suffer. Her grades are going to fail. She's going to be a disaster for a long time without some help.

The book does have one good point, however, and that is simply to ask, Where are the parents? Who is raising our children anymore? Without getting into a moral debate or the failings/strengths of society, I thought it was a valid observation. And that is that.

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Jun 06, 2016 Lolly K Dandeneau rated it liked it · review of another edition

"She believed unprettiness was something to atone for, so she made herself and A student, track captain, president of the Tam High chapter of the National Organization for Women, Editor of the yearbook."

School is the most dangerous place on earth, at least when you're in it. Always has been, we just forget it when we grow up. But in this day and age where every cringe-worthy mistake is posted on social media for everyone to use as weaponry to annihilate you , well- it's no small wonder why trage "She believed unprettiness was something to atone for, so she made herself and A student, track captain, president of the Tam High chapter of the National Organization for Women, Editor of the yearbook."

School is the most dangerous place on earth, at least when you're in it. Always has been, we just forget it when we grow up. But in this day and age where every cringe-worthy mistake is posted on social media for everyone to use as weaponry to annihilate you , well- it's no small wonder why tragedies happen. From the start Johnson had touched my compassion and anger with the outcome based on the choice Calista makes in "The Letter." Something in her dies too and some may say 'rightly so.. rightly so', but she is young and therefore sometimes selfish and cruel. This middle school tragedy has it's claws in many of the students. My two kids are now 18 and 20, both in college but their high school experience was a fresh sort of hell from what I grew up with, and that was bad enough. Note, my kids moved around from overseas to stateside and yes, kids can be brutal and seemingly more grown up than you'd expect. It seems no matter where you live, you can't outrun the ugliness. Take heart, in the real world it's not always dark and dangerous. Are kids this jaded, or just very good at emulating adults, take your pick. But if they can be this terrible, they can also emulate the good they witness, right? This isn't an uplifting fiction though.
I remember stories about students having slept with teachers, or coaches... rumors maybe, I don't know as I wasn't there but not really far fetched if you follow the news these days. Halls always have their echos of seedy rumors, some in truth, some in fiction. Could this much possibly be happening in one school? I don't know, how wide are your eyes open?
I didn't love anyone, I was too darn heart broken over the beginning because I am a bleeding heart for the underdog, okay? Dark, heavy and makes me so glad I am all grown up, didn't have social media to document all my awkward moments and missteps, and that my own children are in college!
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Nov 15, 2016 Debra rated it really liked it

3.5 stars

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This book begins when the majority of the students in this book are in middle school. A young man, who doesn't quite fit in, takes a chance and writes a letter telling Calista his true feelings. Then things go wrong - horribly, horribly wrong. She shares the letter and it soon gets shown around and posted on Social Media. Boy, am I happy that I did not grow up with the internet! His peers begin to taunt and bully 3.5 stars

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This book begins when the majority of the students in this book are in middle school. A young man, who doesn't quite fit in, takes a chance and writes a letter telling Calista his true feelings. Then things go wrong - horribly, horribly wrong. She shares the letter and it soon gets shown around and posted on Social Media. Boy, am I happy that I did not grow up with the internet! His peers begin to taunt and bully him on Facebook and to his face. It is sad just how cruel people can be to each other.

Years later while the students are in High School, their teacher Molly becomes intrigued with their lives. Perhaps because she is a new teacher, perhaps because she is not that much older than them, perhaps because she is slightly damaged herself. She is drawn to these students and their lives but knows nothing of the tragedy that occurred when they were in Eight grade or their roles leading up to the event. Their lives have forever been affected by the event. Friendships ended, personalities changed, some became more apathetic, some tried harder, and some seemed to not have a care in the world.

Here is a breakdown of some of the characters: Nick is brilliant but also a scam artist. He makes money making fake ids and taking the SAT for people, Calista, the girl who received the letter in Eighth grade, changed her identity/personality and now views herself as a hippie, Dave who feels he can never live up to his parents high standards, Emma is a dancer who parties too hard, Ryan the pretty boy who posted the letter on Facebook, Elisabeth, the shy beautiful girl who wants to be seen for who she is on the inside, Damon rich, spoiled and often experiencing legal trouble. Abigail is a smart girl but not smart enough to avoid an inappropriate relationship with a teacher.

There is a lot going on in this book. While reading this book, I couldn't help but think of my own high school experience. Again, I am happy that the internet and Facebook were not around. It makes me scared for my son who is in 7th grade. School can be a hard place, having friends should make that experience easier not make it worse, certainly not make it the most dangerous place on Earth. Most of the characters are not that likable. Friends in this book really don't seem like friends, more just other kids to hang out with. I believe Emma found this out when she was in the hospital and none of her "real" friends visited her.

School is hard, bullying is real, cyber-bullying is real, kids ability to get their hands on alcohol and drugs is real. Teachers crossing the line with students is real. Kids today are dealing with so much more than I ever had to deal with.

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Jan 02, 2017 Donna Davis rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Recommends it for: parents of adolescents; middle and high school educators

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The place is Mill Valley, California, the most affluent community in the USA, and yet there’s serious trouble in paradise. Although this title is being marketed as a novel for young adult readers, a lot of adults will want to read it. It’s thought provoking and a real page-turner. Thank you to Net Galley and Random House for the DRC, which I read free in exchange for this honest review. I actually finished this book some time ago, but often I find that the most interesting, complex books are one The place is Mill Valley, California, the most affluent community in the USA, and yet there’s serious trouble in paradise. Although this title is being marketed as a novel for young adult readers, a lot of adults will want to read it. It’s thought provoking and a real page-turner. Thank you to Net Galley and Random House for the DRC, which I read free in exchange for this honest review. I actually finished this book some time ago, but often I find that the most interesting, complex books are ones I will want to give considerable thought to before I review them; everything I have read and thought has to gel. So I apologize to the publishers for my tardiness, but it’s not a matter of not caring; maybe it’s a matter of caring too much.

My own background is in teaching inner-city teens and street kids, but Johnson makes a good case for attention toward the privileged yet sometimes neglected children of the upper middle class. This sophisticated story features a number of characters—teachers and students—in detail. We follow them from eighth grade into and to the end of high school. There’s baggage and drama left over from middle school that high school counselors, teachers, and administration won’t know about, and it carries over and influences events in ways no one can foresee.

One key player is Molly Nicholls, a brand new teacher whose age is closer to that of her students than to many of the teachers she works with, and who can’t tell the difference between caring for students, and becoming their peer; between the professional distance used by her colleagues to protect themselves both legally and emotionally, versus jaundiced burn-out. Molly is flattered when students come to her with complaints about other teachers, and she loves it when they tell her that she’s different than they are. But then she hits a crisis point that may abort her new career if mishandled; and the fact is, these new ‘friends’ of hers are going to graduate, while she’ll be left behind with the colleagues she’s alienated.

She just doesn’t get it.

That said, we also meet students that are stuck in a variety of unenviable positions. Young Abigail believes that she is special indeed; Mr. Ellison, everyone’s favorite teacher, spends extra time with her, drives her around in his car. His wife doesn’t understand him the way she does; she’s crushed when she realizes that he doesn’t intend to leave his wife, and that they have no real future together. She might be absolutely powerless were it not for the other power dynamic in place here, that of the socioeconomic disparity between the students’ families, who live in ostentatious luxury, and the teachers, who either commute a great distance, or live, as Miss Nicholls does, in a converted tool shed for an apartment. The relationships and the components that skew them are absolutely riveting.

Mill Valley kids don’t worry about where their next meals will come from; they drive cars far nicer than those of their teachers, and instead of allowances, they have bank accounts and credit cards. But what many of them lack is parental time and attention, and most of them lack boundaries. And adolescents really need boundaries; they need small, frequent reminders to check them when they cross an important line. Their teachers don’t dare provide the discipline and structure; they need these jobs. And the parents often won’t.

For example, there’s cyber-bullying. Tristan Bloch is a special needs student whose social skills often lead to miscues, and the primal behaviors of adolescents lock onto those miscues like sharks when there’s chum in the water. Miss Flax, a teacher that counsels Tristan, makes a horrible error when she suggests that he make a move toward Calista, a popular girl who’s going through a family crisis herself as her mother lies dying in a dark bedroom and her father comes unstuck. Calista turns to her friends to deal with Tristan’s unwanted advance. The whole ugly mess erupts on Face Book, and the result is tragic.

“Teachers like [Miss Flax] were always encouraging hopeless kids like Tristan to inject themselves into the social scene with ridiculous gestures—declarations of love, blind stabs at friendship—as if middle school were a safe haven in which to conduct these experiments, when in fact it was the most dangerous place on Earth.”

Then there are those like Dave Chu, a B student whose parents will be crushed if he isn’t admitted to an Ivy League college. Dave studies constantly, but he doesn’t have the talent to get where his parents need him to go, and they won’t hear of his entry into an ordinary California state college. Dave’s anxiety turns to panic, and ultimately he’s driven toward an extreme personal solution .

There’s a host of controversial material here, and also limitless potential for students’ reactions to what’s provided. I can see parents offering their child with a copy to read, and I can also see other parents hot-footing it to their child’s middle or high school to demand its removal from the curriculum or even from the library shelves. One thing’s for sure though: it’s generated a lot of advance buzz, and that buzz will only get louder with publication. It’s meaty, complicated, and an unmissable read for parents of adolescents, as well as those considering entering the minefield of teaching.

You can buy this book January 10, 2017, and you should. Highly recommended!
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Jun 15, 2016 Rebekah Crain rated it really liked it · review of another edition

The Most Dangerous Place on Earth, as Johnson would have you believe from this book, is school. Middle school, high school, probably even primary school- though this one wasn't mentioned. And it's true how incredibly demanding life as a pre-teen and teenager can be. They are just beginning to come into their own, to learn who they are as individuals, and to see the world through more grown up eyes. The world is a harsh place, and even harsher for those innocent children who find themselves drift The Most Dangerous Place on Earth, as Johnson would have you believe from this book, is school. Middle school, high school, probably even primary school- though this one wasn't mentioned. And it's true how incredibly demanding life as a pre-teen and teenager can be. They are just beginning to come into their own, to learn who they are as individuals, and to see the world through more grown up eyes. The world is a harsh place, and even harsher for those innocent children who find themselves drifting aimlessly as they try to find just where exactly they fit in to the mix.

This book focuses on one group of characters and how their joint actions affect each person individually throughout the rest of their story. It shows how every action and decision a person makes, no matter how seemingly small, has an opposite and equal reaction. Good or bad everything we do has some form of result or consequence.

The characters are fresh and raw, their emotions drawn in a realist comparison to today's everyday kids. They want to be good. They don't set out with the intention to be bad, and then suddenly one moment that seems inconsequential is leading them down a drastically different path. This was the whole premise of this story. Centered on the emotional stress and key issues that young people today deal with on a way too frequent basis, I found this book to be really well written and thought provoking.

However, I also found it hard to read at times because I myself am the mother of an almost 8th grader. (When readers first meet the characters of this story they are 8th graders.) I found myself shocked and horrified by the topics the author had her 13 year old students talking about or the manner in which they did the talking. The obscene language was almost too much to bear. Not because it offended my ears, but it hurt my heart to think of such young kids, who should be innocent and childlike still in their budding maturity, being so uncouth while talking and living so freely. My daughter goes to middle school online, and so I have not experienced or seen this type of behavior firsthand. It shocked me to see it here, especially when I'm confident the author did the research and was accurate in her portrayal of these kids. It makes a part of me very happy my daughter is not in a traditional school setting right now, because honestly the idea of her being exposed to anything like this terrifies me. Kids at this age are so vulnerable and moldable, and while we can't keep them babies forever I certainly see am no hurry to speed them up into adulthood any sooner than necessary.

That being said, I realize that today's world is a much harder, crueler, nastier place than it was even when I was growing up. Perhaps not in many ways, but it certainly seems that you hear more and more about pre-teen and early teen suicides, drug experimentation, and sexual escapes today than ever before. It might not have been so rampant in the past- not quite the saddening epidemic it has become today, but I do suppose it's always been there- lurking just out of sight. Johnson did an incredible job writing from a place of real believability. This couldn't have been an easy book to write, dealing with such heavy topics as it did. Yet, I respect the author for having done so and in such helping shed a light on these issues.

As a high school esl teacher I find that I related a lot to Molly, the main teacher character in this book. The manner in which she dealt with her students and tried to relate to them on a more personal level, and not just in an academic way is the same way I am with my students. (I'm blessed to have a school behind me that supports this, unlike Molly's.) I don't believe it's impossible to be both an educator/teacher and friend. Certainly not every situation calls for such an investment, but there are those that do. Some of my favorite students are those that have taken the time to forge a friendship with me outside of class. They feel a kinship with me that allows them to feel safe coming to me when they need to talk. There are boundaries, of course, but I feel my teaching, as well as my students' growth has excelled because of this ability to be both a teacher and a friend.

Anyhow, I digress...

This was a great book to read as an adult, and I think it will be very well received by the YA audience. There are themes of a definite adult nature (oral sex, traditional sex, drug and alcohol use, suicide) explored within this young adult storyline. There is plenty of strong cursing from the characters as well. Typically not ideal YA material; though, in this instance, I believe it's more for the shock value to get readers to open their eyes to this budding downfall of our youth. It's here to serve as a lesson and a warning to young adults. It's here to open the eyes of parents and educators to see what our children are dealing with. It's here to open our eyes to what we should be prepared to talk to them about or to help them through should they find themselves face to face with one of these harrowing situations.

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Sep 29, 2016 Judy N rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Surviving public school has become far more difficult, as this novel explores, with the ability to inflict wounds via technology, and the pressures of peer groups and wealthy parents. This is a scathing exploration of high school in a wealthy Marin County school, and as I read it, I thought of "Lord of the Flies"--despite the presence of parents and teachers--the young adults descend to behaviors that are dangerous to all. Parents are represented as either clueless or manipulative, as are teache ...more

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Jun 13, 2016 Schuyler Wallace rated it really liked it · review of another edition

The title of Lindsey Lee Johnson’s debut novel, “The Most Dangerous Place on Earth,” might overstate the environment at a Marin County high school populated by privileged teenagers, but Johnson makes it intriguing, if not particularly perilous. There is a young boy who jumps off the Golden State Bridge, but teenage suicide is not an unknown event. Unfulfilled longings, wild parties, loose sexual encounters, and vulgar talk are also prominent, the familiar propensities of today’s youth, and Johns

The title of Lindsey Lee Johnson’s debut novel, “The Most Dangerous Place on Earth,” might overstate the environment at a Marin County high school populated by privileged teenagers, but Johnson makes it intriguing, if not particularly perilous. There is a young boy who jumps off the Golden State Bridge, but teenage suicide is not an unknown event. Unfulfilled longings, wild parties, loose sexual encounters, and vulgar talk are also prominent, the familiar propensities of today’s youth, and Johnson deftly takes us there with yet another story that makes us old folks shudder.

Johnson has the credentials to talk about this with some authority. Born and raised in Marin County, she has walked the walk. Her educational and vocational background is uniquely suited to addressing the follies she presents. As further qualification, she describes herself as a “passionate defender of teenagers,” and that outlook certainly shines in her descriptive writing. Her writing, by the way, is impeccable.

Her characters, while not particularly cuddly, are strongly forged. New teacher, Molly Nicoll, is probably the most likeable although she is naïve and prone to permissiveness. Her attitude gets her in trouble with her administrators, a situation that places her under observation with the threat of dismissal. Many students are depicted with individual traits for scamming, partying, parental deceit, and confusion about their entity. The author keeps it all orderly and easy to follow. The escalating storyline keeps the reader involved with everyone’s future.

The partying and casual sex comes as no surprise, given the climate surrounding these kids. I was a little troubled, however, by the frequent explosions of the f-bomb around teachers, administrators, and parents. I don’t see acceptance as being that rampant yet. That particular expletive is still frowned on in my world and no child that I know would dream of throwing it around when addressing their parents or teachers. But, of course, I’m long out of high school and dawdling around in a world of pleasant conversation and kindly attitudes. However I recognize the author’s insight into juvenile behavior and she probably knows more about such things than I do.

I enjoyed this book and, although somewhat dismayed by the depicted troubles suffered by today’s teenagers, was interested in the attempts being made to make the sailing a little easier. Johnson’s role as a tutor and mentor, and her skill at bringing the turmoil to our attention, is to be applauded.

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Jun 03, 2016 Dani St-Onge (Literary-Lion) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Molly Nicoll is a new teacher, young and hopeful. Her first job is started in the middle of the year and she quickly becomes intrigued by her students. Each child has a fascinating life full of dark secrets. What Ms. Nicoll doesn’t know is that her students are still deeply affected by the suicide of a middle school classmate. Told through multiple points of view http://literary-lion.tumblr.com/

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Molly Nicoll is a new teacher, young and hopeful. Her first job is started in the middle of the year and she quickly becomes intrigued by her students. Each child has a fascinating life full of dark secrets. What Ms. Nicoll doesn’t know is that her students are still deeply affected by the suicide of a middle school classmate. Told through multiple points of view the novel explores students, teachers, parties and school which might actually be the most dangerous place on earth.

Lindsey Lee Johnson hurtles into the young adult scene with this riveting multi-POV novel that explores an affluent high school. The school hierarchy and social scene is explored through the eyes of eight different students intercut with their teacher’s own POV as she tries to get more involved in their lives. Bad things happen, and it’s thrilling. Rest assured that not every ending is a happy one but somehow everyone finds a place and finds a way to keep living.

While all the plotlines have rather abrupt endings Abigail's felt particularly shafted. The last character sums up everyone’s future and how she was involved in their story but she barely touches on her ex-best friend and the rather volatile moment they shared in a girls’ washroom. Considering the gravity of what happened to Abigail it could have been spared a little more attention at the end of the novel. Ryan’s ending was also disappointingly ambiguous but not everyone gets clean endings in real life either.

There were a few issues (for example what seemed like a misunderstanding of how Snapchat functions) and the kids were a little too wild, but it was an exciting read. It’s rare that a book can keep excitement coming from the first few pages to the last but the bad things keep happening and there’s a guilty pleasure in waiting for the next disaster. I don’t remember my high school being quite this raunchy - but the book captures the feeling of being a teenager.

An absolute roller-coaster ride of a novel. There were characters I cared more about than others (Elisabeth) but every single one (including Molly!) had an intriguing story to tell and I was absolutely thrilled to be along for the ride. ...more

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Sep 21, 2016 Lori added it · review of another edition

I stopped reading this book because it isn't right for my students. Can't waste my time on something I can't sell to my students. Too many gratuitous obscenities and shocking statements from the characters. Boo!

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Dec 18, 2016 Rebecca Renner rated it it was amazing

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Full of turmoil, love, loss, and pain, Lindsey Lee Johnson’s The Most Dangerous Place on Earth is a complex meditation on privilege and the crucible that is adolescence. Set in Mill Valley, California, at the real life Tamalpais High School, the story centers on a fledgling teacher, Molly Nicoll, as she discovers and comes to terms with the complex lives of her students and her role (or absence) in their evolution as people. With perspectives that alternate between Molly and the main group of he ...more

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Sep 06, 2016 Giulia rated it liked it · review of another edition

Intriguing title and other reviews had me interested in reading this book. The story is set in a middle school/high school in the well off/privileged area of Marin County, CA. I have not been in high school for 30 years (yikes I am old) and I can see that history does repeat itself. Bullying existed in 1986, underage drinking and partying were a weekly occurrence that sometimes ended in tragic car accidents, etc. etc. It has all been done before-- In my opinion, the common thread is non-existent ...more

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May 04, 2016 Laura rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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This is nothing too revolutionary, the cast of characters seem vaguely familiar, but I never really get tired of revisiting high school drama.

What I enjoyed about this one is the subtle change in tone in each section. I didn't notice at first, until I got through the first few characters' points of view. It always stays in the third person but you can still distinguish the differences.

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Jun 05, 2016 Andrea rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The description beckoned. Here really wishing for that half-star. BUT. Could not quite say it was good.

The premise is that high school is the most dangerous place on earth--well... The characters were, for the most part, toxic--privileged and flawed. Sometimes I liked the characters but most often, not. And, full disclaimer, that often is off-putting for me--if I don't like the characters, I tend not to like the book [though o ...more

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Jun 12, 2016 AmAtHome rated it really liked it · review of another edition

It has been many years since I was in high school, but readers who feel the characters and their situations are exaggerated/cliched have possibly forgotten - or not experienced- the intense emotions and actions of teenagers.
Molly Nicoll is a young, new teacher who comes to teach at a fairly affluent high school in California. She seems to see her students as the people she envied in her own not-so-long=ago schooldays. This leads her to blur the lines between being an adult authority figure and a ...more

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Jun 20, 2016 T. rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was a tricky book to write, spanning five years with a dozen (give or take) POV characters who participated in and/or were affected by a case of cyber-bullying that resulted in an 8th grader's suicide. I've posted several negative reviews in the past few months on books that mishandle multiple POVs, and because of this I approached this book with a touch of wariness. But Johnson didn't disappoint. Yes, the book contains st ...more

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Dec 10, 2016 Martha rated it liked it · review of another edition

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The best thing about this book was its pacing -- the story is compellingly told, and Johnson creates a series of truly tense moments that arise naturally and effectively drive the narrative forward. That said, however, I found many of the characterizations jarring, either the product of racial stereotypes (Dave, in particular, seems a paint-by-numbers Only Child of Overprotective Asian Parents Who Expect Him to be Perfect) or shaped by reading vaguely shocking articles about 'k ...more

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