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• 痛みを安売りせず、家族の沈黙と崩れ方を丁寧に追う点が支持されている。

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• This book is a great read. The character/story development is impressive. It's a very convicting story about how we treat one another. I thought it was going to be very dark. Turns out I couldn't put it down, & I'm not much for reading.

• Very good portrayl of what a mom of a school shooter goes through. Some insights as to what may have prompted her son are replayed; although as in real life, no reason (or the sum of all reasons) seem to be "enough". While their home life is a somewhat out of kilter, the son had been bullied, and he had a recent traumatic break up with a girlfriend, nothing indicates that it would have drove him to what he did. Again, as in real life he was the only one who knew, or if he had lived would he himself have really been able to know? Obviously he was troubled and needed counseling but for all appearances this didn't seem so. The book also tells of the effects of the tragedy on the younger daughter, the father, a mom whose only daughter was killed in the shooting, and the boy's ex-girlfriend. The ending of the story is realistic and hopeful, for many of the characters this tragedy touched.

• Our book club chose The Space Between just as it was being published and made available to the public. I thought the writing was excellent and the story engaging. We had a lively book club discussion and were fortunate to have Kali Vanbaale with us for the meeting. I would recommend this book to book clubs and individual readers alike. I am looking forward to reading more from Ms. Vanbaale.

• Kali has a great voice. You actually feel like you are reading a true account, not a fictional tale. I hope she writes more books.

• One of the best books I've read. Every mother should read this. I could physically feel the pain of this mother.

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