Whistling In the Dark

"I picked up this book only because of all the great reviews I had read about it, but I found it so hard to actually concentrate on because I felt like there were too many insignificant details and too many insignificant people to try to remember. I didn't even care who the murderer/molester was - I stopped reading halfway through. I am an avid reader and I have hardly ever put a book down halfway through reading it, but I just couldn't force myself to read anymore. I'm glad I got it at the thrift store for only $1.50. "
~ Written on 2008-08-22

"If it wasn't a book club selection, I would have put this book down after the first few chapters. Poorly written, poorly executed plot. The story was written from a child's point of view, and sounded like it was written by one. Unfortunate. Glad it was on Amazon for $4. "
~ Written on 2008-08-18

"It was the summer of 1959. Sally and Troo's mom was in the hospital, their step dad was busy hitting the bottle and their sister Nell had other things on her mind like her boyfriend.

There were two murdered girls and Sally thought that she would be next. So that summer Sally and Troo were on a mission to track down the murder before something happened to Sally.

David Rasmussen, the next door neighbor, who is a cop, happens to have a picture of one of the murdered girls. What is his secret and why does he have an interest in Sally.

Despite the grittiness of a child predator killing little girls, Lesley Kagen still could keep the innocence of Sally and Troo throughout this book.






For anyone who enjoyed reading Water for Elephants than you need to check this book out. Whistling in the Dark is a fun, adventureous, light-hearted story. It mainly focuses on Troo and Sally, two sisters who get into trouble and seek to solve a mystery of a serial killer in their own neighborhood. I would have to say my favorite character was Troo. She may have been the youngest one but she didn't act like it. Troo acted more like a 40 year old french woman trapped in a seven year old's body. This book will bring back memories for anyone who enjoyed they childhood times and friends of the good old days. Check Whistling in the Dark out and you won't be sorry you did."
~ Written on 2008-08-16

"this story is based in the late 1950's. Two sisters, the older sister is telling the story. It was a time when kids could still play outside as the sun goes down during the summer time. Things begin to change, and for the first time people were afraid. Kid's weren't allowed to play outside in the evenings anymore. It was a very heart warming book. Great characters, and a surprise but happy ending. I enjoyed reading this book very much."
~ Written on 2008-07-30

"It felt like the author looked up every "written-by-spunky-child" cliche since To Kill a Mockingbird and slapped them into this book. No surprises, in plot or characterization. I've read this story, met these kids, in better literary form, many times.

The voice, at it's best, was similar to "A Girl Named Zippy" a book which truly was funny and sweet because it was real and unassuming. Contrarily, I felt like the author, in this book, was giving space for me to warmly chuckle or go "awwww" after every precious thing the girls thought or did.

In all fairness, I DID want to know who the bad guy was, but it was very trying to wade through the book to find it out.

Stick with Mockingbird or Zippy."
~ Written on 2008-07-27