The Three

The Three is one of those books that either grabs you and pushes you to finish it in one big gulp, or distances you from its plot early, leaving you free to mow the lawn or bake bread or however else you spend your days. Fortunately for me, I'm in the first group. I found the plot of these three children to be a wonderfully interesting concept, but more than that I liked how I was reading a book about a book about them. And, I liked that the author within the “book within a book” had her own voice, one different than the Ms. Lodz. I found that the plot held together, and that the teasing of the future that we continually got glimpses of was a great and surprisingly effective way to tell a story that had so many facets to it. Having finished it within the hour, I find that I have many questions about what it was that I read, and yet I am not frustrated by that; I look at it as a sign that the book teased and pulled back and that Ms. Lodz is allowing me to fill in some gaps on my own.

All in all, I think this book is fun, interesting, and a good “summer” read.