Jennifer wrote:
> Hidden City isn't *about* starving, abused kids. It's about kids
> (and one rather important one in particular) growing up and figuring
> out how not to be starving, abused kids. It gives rather important
> background on several key characters, and quite a bit more insight
> on how Rath and Duster affected Jewel so much.

Well, let us say that there is far more to the book than starving,
abused children, and I'll agree with you. Wholeheartedly! :-) But for
me, the early chapters--before Jewel became comfortable living with
Rath, and when Lefty and Arann were still living on the streets--in
particular, were hard for me to read.

I liked the book, truly, and I know I'll be rereading it eventually, but
it's got an emotional rawness to it that I really have to be in the mood
to tackle, you know?

I went back and reread my original post about HC, just out of curiosity,
to recall my mindset after reading it. It's #3516, if you're interested.

Tchula