I believe that a parent could never really be objective when it comes to his or her child. If there's a problem with the kid, it's always a struggle for the parents to come to terms with it. They blame outward forces even themselves for the shortcomings of their child. It's bad enough for a parent to accept that the child is average because sometimes kids should be seen as products of the exemplary parental rearing or genes. With love, protection and admiration, parents are always blinded when it comes to their kids, product of their unconditional love.
This book reminded me of how parents break down when it comes to their children. They keep a strong fort just because they are parents and sometimes sense goes out the window. Defending Jacob is a story about your average teenage kid accused of murdering a teenage boy. As the story develops, the normal boy isn't as normal as he seems. At a first glance all evidence, observations and signs point to Jacob, but his parents and even his absentee grandparent will do anything to support their son. They become investigators, protectors and possible accomplice. This book also uses court drama and introduces a certain angle of a "murder" gene, which is an interesting angle to look into. The book reminds us how parents cope, suffer and struggle with denial, paranoia and stress. In this story, the parents take a full blow to shield their son from the crisis, save their relationships and to find out the truth about their son and the murder case.
I liked the book. It's a type of crime suspense thriller that doesn't give it all away. Throughout the book the reader will be entertaining possibilities and retracting it at the next chapter. Did he do it? Looks like he did it. No, he couldn't probably do it. Evidence are circumstantial, but at the same time Jacob still smells trouble. Chapters supply new data used to so many possibilities that nothing is entirely confirmed. And the ending was subtle but puts the reader's guesses to rest.
Good light read
This book reminded me of how parents break down when it comes to their children. They keep a strong fort just because they are parents and sometimes sense goes out the window. Defending Jacob is a story about your average teenage kid accused of murdering a teenage boy. As the story develops, the normal boy isn't as normal as he seems. At a first glance all evidence, observations and signs point to Jacob, but his parents and even his absentee grandparent will do anything to support their son. They become investigators, protectors and possible accomplice. This book also uses court drama and introduces a certain angle of a "murder" gene, which is an interesting angle to look into. The book reminds us how parents cope, suffer and struggle with denial, paranoia and stress. In this story, the parents take a full blow to shield their son from the crisis, save their relationships and to find out the truth about their son and the murder case.
I liked the book. It's a type of crime suspense thriller that doesn't give it all away. Throughout the book the reader will be entertaining possibilities and retracting it at the next chapter. Did he do it? Looks like he did it. No, he couldn't probably do it. Evidence are circumstantial, but at the same time Jacob still smells trouble. Chapters supply new data used to so many possibilities that nothing is entirely confirmed. And the ending was subtle but puts the reader's guesses to rest.
Good light read
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