Acid Row
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Acid Row. The name beleaguered inhabitants give to the place they live. A no-man,s-land of single mothers fatherless children where angry, alienated teenagers control the streets.
Into the battleground comes Sophie Morrison, a young doctor visiting a paient in Acid Row. Little does she know that she is entering the home of a known paedophile. And with reports circulating that a tormented child called Amy has disappeared, the vigilantes are out in force...
Into the battleground comes Sophie Morrison, a young doctor visiting a paient in Acid Row. Little does she know that she is entering the home of a known paedophile. And with reports circulating that a tormented child called Amy has disappeared, the vigilantes are out in force...
Journal Entry 2 by star69 at Bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, November 9, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (11/9/2005 UTC) at Bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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Going into my Thrill me bookbox
Going into my Thrill me bookbox
Journal Entry 3 by arturogrande from Coalville, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Saturday, November 12, 2005
Taken from star69's Thrill Me bookbox.
Journal Entry 4 by arturogrande from Coalville, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Sunday, February 19, 2006
This is a very powerful, thought-provoking book which is at times almost too raw to read.
Set in a 'sink' estate close to Southhampton, Acid Row shows only too graphically what happens when understanding breaks down and vigilante law takes over.
When some sectors of the community are demonised to the extent of becoming bogeymen - in this case, registered sex offenders - they cease to be seen by society as people. Acid Row illustrates the tragic consequences of that kind of mentality.
The pace of the book is relentless as it builds to its inevitably tragic conclusion.
Set in a 'sink' estate close to Southhampton, Acid Row shows only too graphically what happens when understanding breaks down and vigilante law takes over.
When some sectors of the community are demonised to the extent of becoming bogeymen - in this case, registered sex offenders - they cease to be seen by society as people. Acid Row illustrates the tragic consequences of that kind of mentality.
The pace of the book is relentless as it builds to its inevitably tragic conclusion.
Journal Entry 5 by arturogrande at Bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, March 12, 2006
Released 18 yrs ago (3/12/2006 UTC) at Bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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Released into redhouse's bookbox.
Released into redhouse's bookbox.
In my Bookbox#2 when it came home.Haven't read this so it's going to join the mountain of others in my TBR Bookcase
Journal Entry 7 by lellie from Trimley St Mary, Suffolk United Kingdom on Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Very powerful and as previously said, the pace is relentless. I don't read much in this genre, so they have to be real page -turners to grab me, and this one was.
Offered now on the relay site.
Offered now on the relay site.
Journal Entry 8 by lellie from Trimley St Mary, Suffolk United Kingdom on Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Accepted on Book Relay and will be on its way to LindyLouMac in Italy this week
Accepted from redhouse as part of the 'page turning thread' on bookrelay.com
Arrived today along with another title as a surprise, thankyou so much.
Once this has been read will set it travelling again.
Arrived today along with another title as a surprise, thankyou so much.
Once this has been read will set it travelling again.
My husband has now read this title and like the previous reviewers found it kept him interested. Like redhouse, I do not read much of this genre unless it is a real page turner. The reviews and my husbands comments lead me to think that I should read this one. So it will go back on Mt TBR for now, hope to get to it in the not too distant future. How does that saying go 'so many books, so little time!'
I did not enjoy this book at all! Although it was a page turner in the way that I felt I had to finish it, which I did very quickly. The subject matter was disturbing but it was not the problem. I do not read much of this genre and was disappointed that this novel by Minette Walters was in my opinion nothing like as good as the two others I have read 'The Breaker' and 'Fox Evil'
Journal Entry 12 by LindyLouMac at Progetto Lingua, Viale Trieste 91 in Viterbo, Lazio Italy on Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Released 17 yrs ago (2/8/2007 UTC) at Progetto Lingua, Viale Trieste 91 in Viterbo, Lazio Italy
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Passing this on for other students to enjoy.
Passing this on for other students to enjoy.
Received from another student at Progetto Lingua in Viterbo. Plan to release it in USA during our next trip in April.
I gave this book to my dad, April 2007, Asheville, North Carolina, USA.
