" I tend to like books more when I like or can associate with the characters. In this book, I didn't like the portrayal of Norman Ollestad's mother, his mother's boyfriend, the father, the father's girlfriend, or the description of Norm's teenage years. And while a plane crash is a horrible experience, especially when the pilot, the father, the father's girlfriend all perish, and the boy is the lone survivor, the survival story is very minor compared to the story of the boy's youth and upbringing. Also limiting my enjoyment was the fact that I listened to this as an audiobook, and generally don't care much for books read by the author. Professional readers seem to bring much more to the story. Overall, the book was a little more disturbing than interesting. "
— Ray, 12/3/2013