{"id":1658,"date":"2019-03-15T18:29:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-16T01:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hippiemommy.com\/?p=1658"},"modified":"2019-03-15T18:29:57","modified_gmt":"2019-03-16T01:29:57","slug":"book-review-long-way-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hippiemommy.com\/?p=1658","title":{"rendered":"Book Review &#8211; Long Way Down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=hippiemommy0e-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=1481438255&#038;asins=1481438255&#038;linkId=795c68343f40177682c3bd91b5b27c30&#038;show_border=false&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=false&#038;price_color=333333&#038;title_color=0066c0&#038;bg_color=ffffff\">\n    <\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>I decided to pick up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1481438255\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1481438255&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hippiemommy0e-20&amp;linkId=1ef780435107b31d2333e7866cb32167\">Long Way Down<\/a> on a whim. I saw that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/knittersbookclub\/\">Knitters Book Club<\/a> had selected it as their book for March, and it sounded interesting. It was available through my library for free, so I downloaded it right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The premise of this book is that a young man&#8217;s brother has been shot and killed, and now he is going for revenge. The book takes place over the course of 60 seconds in an elevator. At each floor another character enters, and more of the backstory is told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t even have words for how beautifully this book is written. I was listening to the audio version and I had NO IDEA that it was written in prose. The narration is <strong>flawless<\/strong>. If you get the audiobook, I highly recommend that you also listen to the interview with the author at the end. It is excellent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I noticed that many people recommend pairing this book with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07J1V4D3W\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B07J1V4D3W&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hippiemommy0e-20&amp;linkId=633359960d4b117031667fbef3974dbc\">The Hate U Give.<\/a> I agree that the books have certain parallels, but this book can easily stand on it&#8217;s own. I&#8217;m looking forward to hearing my teenagers&#8217; thoughts on this book, and if they feel that the books should be read together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I rated this book 5\/5 without hesitation, and I really encourage you to pick it up. The audio version is less than 2 hours long and flies by. If you&#8217;re like me, you&#8217;ll be sad when it&#8217;s over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I decided to pick up Long Way Down on a whim. 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