The Accomplice is carefully paced. For a story so recognisable, the suspense is quietly constructed and not too hastily broken. Heyman has great material to work with. The characters are intriguing and well drawn, except perhaps the truly evil leader of the mutiny, Jeronimus, who remains mostly a name. Heyman is more concerned with the passengers and crew, and why they allowed a man to instigate the murder and rape of their families and workmates.
In particular, it focuses on the preferential treatment received by Judith, due to her relationship with the mutiny's second in command. Was it love, ignorance or safety that allowed Judith and others to accept positions of privilege. What, in turn, does this say about humanity? While an enjoyable read, The Accomplice doesn't answer these questions. The passengers and crew are judged without truly unravelling their motivations, although it feels as if Heyman is straining to achieve something more.
By the end of the novel, guilt, hatred and desperation have become hollow words without the insight that someone like Levi intuitively mastered. The Sydney Morning Herald. Andrew Laing is a Sydney bookseller. The only part where my heart starts to race is at the ending. I really hate that.
This book can really be a hit if the author just put the right thing at the right moment. Really I am dissapointed by this book. The only thing that keeps me from chucking it down the trash apart of it being bought with money! The ending is not really a happy ending but it's interesting and there's lessons to learn. There's a lot of "o'ooohh" moments in this book.
Overall, I am not entirely satisfied with this book but the story is interesting if you are patient enough to read. Recommended to anyone who enjoys reading mystery! Sep 16, Melly rated it liked it Recommends it for: I found it quite good.
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It started off well and I enjoyed reading it. Finn's struggle with guilt is pretty well written. I started to feel a lot of the emotions Finn was experiencing. The whole idea was pretty realistic for how impossible the whole thing really is. I do like how Corrigan had Chloe turn on Finn near the end and threaten her. Chloe's character was well written also. It's hard to pull off a twisted, crazy teenage girl like Corrigan did in this book. Chloe is the twisted one and Finn is I found it quite good.
Chloe is the twisted one and Finn is the one who got sucked into Chloe's craziness. Finn is the one that actually has the heart because she's the one who felt guilty, not Chloe. Cam was a nice touch. It made the whole Chloe ran away thing more believable because their parents really did pay more attention to him than her. Dean was definitely the one who caused Finn a lot of her guilt and the whole main reason that the book ended the way it did. He pushed Finn far with the guilt he caused. I love how in the end Finn and we the readers find out that Chloe had a whole side plan to their plan.
Overall, a good, enjoyable, and twisted book. Nov 12, Rebecca rated it it was amazing Shelves: I just this minute finished reading this page-turner. I can hardly review this book without giving away more than I should. The genius of this book is that it introduces you to two seemingly regular people who had a very very bad idea and slowly allows us to see the true rottenness of their characters one in particular. Like a bruised onion, you can see it has some bad spots but overall it looks okay and then, as you peel away each layer, it just gets worse and worse until Wow.
Like a bruised onion, you can see it has some bad spots but overall it looks okay and then, as you peel away each layer, it just gets worse and worse until you reach the wormy, maggoty center. Great book discussion book. Finn and Chloe are two high school juniors eager to find something that will present them to college application offices as very special someones. I would love to discuss this book with anyone out there.
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May 06, Evi rated it liked it. I loved loved loved the premise here-- seriously, girls faking a kidnapping to have something spectacular to put on college applications? But the plot itself was lacking-- I love Finn's conflict and their complicated relationship, but I kept wanting the stakes to be raised to something other than Finn's guilt. I wanted someone to actually get lost in the woods, or someone to get too close to findign Chloe, or something that would make me gasp and make me actually able to root for th I loved loved loved the premise here-- seriously, girls faking a kidnapping to have something spectacular to put on college applications?
I wanted someone to actually get lost in the woods, or someone to get too close to findign Chloe, or something that would make me gasp and make me actually able to root for these girls. It just seemed like a lot of emotional build-up with press interviews full of lies and the slow deterioration of their friendship. A fantastic premise, but needing some more oomph to keep readers engaged after the initial excitement. Oct 28, Melanie Goodman added it. I spent most of my high school years occupied by Academic Decathlon, and I certainly knew some incredible overachievers who balanced ridiculous loads of AP classes, extracurricular clubs and competitions, volunteer work, music lessons, SAT prep, etc.
It seems like if you want to get into a top notch school these days, you should have already solved the world hunger problem or published a few books. Most of the fiction I have seen dealing with matter involves cheating—teens steal the answers to the SAT or they develop codes to communicate with friends during the test. Finn and Chloe are best friends, and both are worried about how they are going to make it to the ivy leagues.
That ought to juice up their admissions essays. Of course things go terribly out of control. The plot of this book is brilliant. Finn and Chloe both had very present parents. In this non-romantic book, though, there are involved parents who have rules and expectations and concerns. Those things might be broken and betrayed on a regular basis, but at least they are there.
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Reading a book like this reminds that I need to be incredibly thankful that I made it in and out of college. If I think of any other sneaky tactics, perhaps I will write a book about them. Aug 26, Karina rated it really liked it Shelves: Much better than I originally thought it would be. I guess this means I should stop assuming things about books before I read them.
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Accomplice was good, and intense. I couldn't set the book down once I started it, so that means I was up reading till about one in the morning. Thank goodness school hasn't started yet or else I'd be dead. What made Accomplice such a great read was basically it's story. Personally, I've never read a book where two girls planned their own kidnapping to get fa My Review: Personally, I've never read a book where two girls planned their own kidnapping to get famous, and then get into good colleges.
It helped that it was just filled with good and interesting characters. In a way, I almost seemed to connect with the book. Being a junior in high school like the characters, the idea of college is kind of stressing me out. And that essay I'm supposed to right is even more stressful. But it would have never occurred to me to plan my own kidnapping. Let's talk about the characters: At first, I thought she was a girl. Then I found out her name was Finley, and went by Finn so then I thought she was a he due to the name another assumption and then I just settled with Finn being a girl because of the way she spoke, the friends she hung out with.
I felt like Eireann Corrigan wrote this character well. Constantly, Finn was having internal struggles about doing what was right and her loyalty to her best friend. She went from being sort of naive to truthfully understand of situations. She didn't lead the student body, didn't have a boyfriend, didn't have boys secretly fawning for her.
She was just Finn, just a country girl and I liked that. I liked how Finn felt invisible, the one cut out from the frame. It made her more realistic. I just wish she had more guts to say no. But then, I guess the book wouldn't have turned out the way it did. She was a special character. I figure her as being slightly insane. Honestly though, I didn't really like her that much.
She had this obsessive personality and I secretly think she was just doing anything possible to get out of the country. He was all time favorite character! I hated how they were mean to him. Stupid children, calling people names. This guy had real dreams and honestly he was such a good guy. I wish things had turned out better for him. I categorize this book as realistic-fiction, because it goes through the story, then it goes through the afterwards and it reminds you that stories don't always have HEAs Happily-Ever-After.
Did I fall in love with this book? Honestly I didn't fall in love with it, but I really liked it. Definitely going on my wish list. Would I recommend it: Jan 02, Ayla rated it liked it. If you like stories about people doing dangerous things to get what they want then this is the book for you. The book was good but it was also kind of boring so I didn't really like it. The genre of this book is realistic fiction. The type of conflict is person vs.
Finn and Chloe wanted to go to college but their college adviser said they needed a way to stand out. So Chloe faked being kidnapped. They planned everything car If you like stories about people doing dangerous things to get what they want then this is the book for you. They planned everything carefully. Chloe was going to hide in Finn's grandmother's basement. A boy named Dean liked Chloe and Chloe liked him. She sent him anonymous love notes and ripped pieces of a picture of her so when he got all the pieces he would know that she sent the notes to him.
When they went to Deans locker they found the picture of Chloe ripped into pieces. So Dean became a suspect and then they searched his car and found Chloe's clothes with blood on it, so he was charged for murder and everybody decided that Chloe was dead. Finn and Chloe met at the woods and Finn had to hit her on the head so it looked like she got beaten up.
Finn ran to her house and pretended to work on Chloe's memorial poster and when she saw Chloe she ran to her and screamed for her and Chloe's parents. Chloe went to the hospital, when she got back Chloe got home-schooled and went to a good college. Finn saw Dean and she asked him why he had Chloe's clothes with blood on it and he said that they were dating and while they were in his car she started bleeding so she changed her clothes and forgot it in his car.
Finn's problem was that she was mad at Chloe because all Chloe had to do was stay in Finn's grandmother's basement and keep quiet while Finn was the one that had to lie to everyone and she had to do all the interviews. I could not understand why Finn would agree to help fake Chloe's abduction even though she didn't want to do it. I had predicted that Finn and Chloe were going to get caught, but it turned out that their plan actually worked for Chloe because she got into a good college.
I thought the ending of the book was good but I just didn't like that even though Finn had helped Chloe, Chloe stopped talking to her but maybe it would have just been awkward between them. I give this book 3 stars because it's not really the type of books I like to read and the book was kind of boring for me but I would recommend this book to anyone who likes books about two best friends doing something that can get them into trouble. Even though Finn didn't want to fake Chloe's kidnapping as much as Chloe wanted to she still did it because they were best friends.
May 10, Candice rated it really liked it. The informal languages are mainly slang and profane. Accomplice is a contemporary Fiction. The main theme of the book is that Chloe and Finley were both high school students.
Chloe hid and Finn went to save her. The character development is also very good, the writer has described in details which cause readers to understand what they were think every second. I have to praise the book first. The idea of the book was really excellent. I think this idea was really fresh to me because I have never heard of a plot like this. You need to come home. I have to criticize on the book a bit. I think the book is really slow moving.
While I was reading the book, I kept asking when Finn will save her best friend. The writer kept talking about the cops asked Finn and Dean a lot of questions, they answered and Finn felt really wrong again. The book kept talking about one idea. And the last thing I am not really appreciated is the ending. The ending was what I expected; it was not surprising at all. I thought the ending could be much more unpredictable. I like the book more than I dislike it.
I will recommend this book to someone else because this is actually a very good book although it is a bit slow moving. I was intrigued by the sound of Accomplice when I first read the back cover. Finn's the one who's having to deal with all the questions, the police, the media, their parents and classmates; pretending like she's just as worried and concerned with Chloe being mis I was intrigued by the sound of Accomplice when I first read the back cover. Jul 02, Emily rated it really liked it. Finn and Chloe are next door neighbors and best-friends. It's the fall of their junior year and the guidance lady has them convinced they won't have that ONE unique thing that will get them into college.
They have spent so much time being well-rounded they don't have anything unique. Until, Chloe dreams up a plan where she can disappear and Finn can find her.
Just like that Margaret Cook girl who was on alll the magazines and on the tv shows. She was gone for a YEAR and then she just showed up at her parents door. This will put them both on the map and guarantee them a spot at a college and the limelight all on the them The girls actually do plan really well and cross all the t's and dot all the i's. Everyone is frantic to find Chloe and they worry the worst has happened.
Finn plays the role as devote friend searching. Then the police pull Dean West in for questioning. The same Stuttering Dean that Chloe tried to befriend and give confidence to, earlier in the school year with Finn. Finn tries to get Chloe to come clean. They can't do this to Dean. Plus, Finn tries to tell her about how her parents are sick with worry. Chloe blows it off. Chloe's plan gets more and more twisted and creepy and Finn tries to back out but she is a follower. She adores Chloe and will do anything she says. And then they kiss.
Then Dean gets charged with murder. Finn tries to grow a conscientious but allows Chloe to talk her out of it. Will Dean go away to prison? How will the nightmare EVER end? For a novel about two teenager girls, I thought this was really well done. The relationship where Chloe has the power and the prestige of being the 'city' girl and Finn feels like a second fiddle. It's also interesting to watch Finn realize that her best-friend and her family aren't as perfect as Finn always thought. Jan 17, Jan rated it it was ok. They concoct this elaborate ruse in order to bring a lot of publicity and attention to the teen who has mysteriously vanished.
And why do they do this? Does this seem a bit far-fetched to you? It did to me. In many other respects, this was a fascinating novel, but I just did not buy the initial premise. I could even believe it more if it was just two bored teens hatching a plot just to see if they could get away with it. Still this novel has some very interesting things to explore about decisions and consequences, especially upon the innocent.
It is also a very dark look at friendship, especially about dominance in a relationship. Chloe, who is the teen who disappears, dominates Finn, the co-conspirator. Chloe is a bit of a sociopath in her lack of caring how her disappearance impacts her family and others—in fact she is completely cold and callous. Finn is definitely in thrall to Chloe, although as the consequences start piling up, she becomes more aware of how the plot is destroying lives. Jul 30, Nina Stotler rated it it was amazing. Supremely talented writer Eireann Corrigan brings us her second work of fiction following the excellent Ordinary Ghosts.
Accomplice is an equally suspenseful story, but one with a more emotional core. Exploring a complicated relationship between teenage girls in a suburban area outside of New York City, the book tackles everything from modern pressure to gain admittance to a good college to the tentative thrill of high school crushes.
At heart, however, it is the fraught friendship between the m Supremely talented writer Eireann Corrigan brings us her second work of fiction following the excellent Ordinary Ghosts. At heart, however, it is the fraught friendship between the main characters, Chloe and Finn, rather than their interaction with the world around them, which is most compelling. Advanced and recognizable expressions of devotion, envy, obsession, anxiety and alienation define Finn, whose narration of events is an honest window into what it means to be a teenager. Above all, it is this finely tuned ear for the details of interior life which sets this writer and her work apart.
Though the book is categorized as Young Adult, I'd recommend Accomplice to readers of all ages for it's truthful depiction of the difficultly of friendship. Un roman qui se veut captivant, poignant, tordu Jun 02, Shanyn Chick Loves Lit added it. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. The summary of Accomplice pretty much Two girls fake a kidnapping. Upon reading this, I was under the impression that there was a large part of the plot not revealed here, but I was wrong.
Basically I got slightly bored while reading this book - I already knew what was happening because I had read the summary, and the other events in the book that happen because of this 'kidnapping' are pretty predictable - police searches, upset friends. I kept reading, waiting for a major twist o The summary of Accomplice pretty much I kept reading, waiting for a major twist or scandal, and didn't really get one, which left me even more disappointed.
I think that this book could have been better if it would have dealt slightly more with the transformation of a few characters throughout the process - how it affected them, how their lives had changed. It did touch on this a little, but an in depth study of this with perhaps more dialogue happening between our narrator and individuals that weren't her family or her friend's family would have intrigued me more.
As it stood, I pretty much expected all of what happened to happen. None of the characters really stood out to me, and I was actually very irritated that the girls had decided it was a good idea to do this kidnapping in the first place. A pretty quick read, Accomplice just simply was not for me. I was able to finish it, but I'm not sure I can pinpoint a demographic it would be better suited for. If the plot summary intrigues you quite a bit, you may be more interested in the story and the characters than I was.
Finn and her best friend Chloe are high school juniors. When the guidance counselor stresses that good grades are not enough to get into a good college, Chloe and Finn decide they need to come up with a way to stand out. They decide to stage Chloe's disappearance - figuring that when Finn is the one to find her when she comes home after being "kidnapped", they will both be so famous that any college will want them. In typical adolescent fashion, they neglected to take into account how their plan Finn and her best friend Chloe are high school juniors. In typical adolescent fashion, they neglected to take into account how their plan would affect the other people in their lives and town.
Finn is the narrator of this book and the author did a fantastic job of giving her an authentic teenage voice. Finn's relationship with Chloe is complicated. Chloe is the pretty one, the charming one. It's only after their plan is set into motion that Finn begins to see Chloe's true colors. This was a quick read and full of suspense and surprises. I read most of it with a knot in my stomach, knowing that no good could come of the girls' hare-brained plan. The plot is timely too - there are so many people today who think that getting on TV will solve all their problems.
Teenagers will enjoy this book but I think most adults will enjoy this book as well, remembering their naive teenage years when they thought the world revolved around them that wasn't just me, was it? Jul 29, Kendra rated it really liked it. This book is so disturbing in so many different ways. The story is told by high school senior Fin, who, with her friend Chloe, has orchestrated Chloe's disappearance as a great way to garner some media attention and insure acceptance to a top college.
First, you have to suspend a little disbelief that two girls would really go through with the pretend abduction of one of them - and get away with it for over a week! I could see why a few teens would relish the idea of becoming "famou This book is so disturbing in so many different ways. I could see why a few teens would relish the idea of becoming "famous" in whatever way possible, but I also had a hard time believing many teens could successfully pull off such a long-term caper.
However, the girls planned for months prior to the event, and the author does a good job making it seem feasible. Without giving away too much of the plot, I will just say that most of the story focuses on how Fin feels about what they are doing She is left to answer investigators' questions and comfort Chloe's distraught family. There are a couple of good twists in the plot, and I gave this four stars because it was well written, and I read it quickly because I wanted to find out how the whole thing would end!
Mar 17, Beth Dailey Kenneth rated it liked it Shelves: Then you've probably seen this book or similar theme on T. And just like the tv version, it just seems crazy. And everything will just magically work out? I'd buy this if it were two idiots sitting around with nothing to do But two smart girls?
Surely they'd recognize the pain they'd cause their families and communities. That the police would try to pin it on someone, who would obviously be wrongly accused. All over-blown and the premise is overdone. There wasn't even a good twist here. Feb 23, Melissa rated it really liked it Shelves: I tore through this book in a day! I read the first pages in one sitting and then couldn't go to sleep without finishing the book because I couldn't stop wondering what was going to happen next.
I found the novel engrossing from start to finish. Is the plan that Finn and Chloe hatch far-fetched? Is it something that teenagers could conceivably imagine and try to pull off?