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" 7th&up. I usually like Haddix, but was not impressed with this offering. The protagonist was not very likable. The plot, once fully revealed, was not as interesting as I thought it would be. The conclusion was weak, all nice and happy, ends tied neatly and with little believability. I should have re-read Running Out of Time, instead. "

" This book by Margaret Peterson Haddix was very well written and has a plot that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The book is about a former actress, Lindsay Scott, from a canceled sitcom, Me and the Kids. She hasn't acted for 5 years and she's been hiding from the world in her small town Springdale, plus, she can hear anyone in the world talking about her at any given time. Her house is run-down and not much happens there. But out of nowhere, she is kidnapped by two other teens that think she is being held hostage by her crazy father (Her mother left when she was a baby). When the two boys see that they are mistaken they let Lindsay leave to go back home, dropped off by Toby's- one of the kidnappers- cousin Roz. As the book goes on, Lindsay discovers things that she does and doesn't want to know- where her mother is and why she can hear others. By the end of the book LIndsay has many good friends that were once her enemies and a new family to grow with. "

" The beginning was really good, a little bit confusing, but the ending was weak, rushed, and boring. "

" Great concept (I always love Haddix's setups), but once she got into the mythology of the main character's mysterious hearing-voices power, the story's credibility no longer held up for me. Still, Haddix is an expert at pacing and this was an enjoyable read. "

" When Lindsay, a sixteen-year-old former child television star, turned 11, she started to be able to hear whatever people anywhere in the world were saying about her. Her father, a nothing special professor whose field is Transcendentalism, moves with her from CA to the small town in Illinois where her absent mother grew up. There, safe in a house that shields her from hearing the voices in her head, Lindsay stays and studies hard, alone, and rarely venturing out until her father dies suddenly, she is kidnapped, and her safe existence is threatened. "

" Definitely not one of Haddix's best...although it's interesting that there is no clear ending and leaves the reader wondering. In this book, a former child star has become an unknown living with her dad. Her father is a recluse and dies suddenly so the girl is left alone. She has an unusual "gift"--she can hear everything that is spoken about her around the world, which comes up often because her show is in syndication and reruns are on. She lives in a "safe" house...one where the voices can't penetrate the walls. "

" It was very good and very well written. I have to say it was not my sure favorite book. "

" Excellent! Haddix has a way with words that keeps the reader interested from the first to the last word! "

" Boring. Took me weeks to finish. "

" (3.5) This was a fun and unique read. "

" I thought this book was weird.. yet fantastic. I don't know where authors get ideas of people hearing everything everyone in the world is saying about her unless she's in her safe house.......... "

" young adult novel, good, but weird so far. One of my dd's and my favorite authors. Excellent ending. Daughter loved it, too. "

" Good book, quick read. I would like another book that takes place after this book so that I can get more of a conclusion to Lindsay's story, but I still enjoyed it. "

" am sorry but its definitely NOT my THING !!! "

" Quick, fun read. What would you do if you could hear everything everyone said about you? "

" Pretty good with an interesting idea! I liked many parts of this story, especially the ending! "

" Raises some interesting points for discussion. Need to know a little about the Transcendentalists to make the connections for a good discussion. Also opens up a conversation about teen girls & their focus on themselves. "

" She was the guest author at POP. "

" This book is about a girl who used to be on a famous TV show, but she had to stop when she started hearing everything anyone said about her. Then someone publishes a newspaper article that says that her father kidnapped her. "

" This was an interesting story line. I enjoyed it well enough for most of the book, but I loved the ending. I think that Haddix closes her books really well. "

" This book was pretty good and it has an interesting story line. However, I skipped over 30 pages or so to the end because it was boring me. Wasn't my favorite read. "

" This book made very little sense to me. There is absolutely no way I can connect hearing whatever anyone says about you to transcendentalism. "

" This book was dissapointing for me. I did not like the forced message, and it was overall in my opinion unneeded in the my collection of Haddix. "

" It was very well written, but nothing very exciting happened in it. No major adventure. It was mostly an internal struggle. "

" Good book! I was surprised. Very unique storyline, I thought. "

" Pretty good. It isn't as good as the other books written by her. Well, more like the climax wasn't as good. "

" Fast-paced speculative fiction. Requires some suspension of disbelief but raises very intriguing issues and human dynamics. "

" DEFINETLY NOT that great of a book . its really stupid, yet wise, yet confusing I woukdnt recommend anyone to reading it "

" It's a bit confusing at first but as you go along it starts getting better the ending is kind of vague. "

" I got this off of Net library and it sounded interesting but it was really kind of lame, no real character development...interesting idea though "

" Good book, quick read. I would like another book that takes place after this book so that I can get more of a conclusion to Lindsay's story, but I still enjoyed it. "