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I bought this in audio book format to take advantage of an Audible.com 3 for 2 deal. The title was simply "Hitman" and with a 4+ rating, I thought "why not". I was more than disappointed when I learned that this was in fact, as the title here in GoodReads states, that it was actually about the life of a record producer. I was determined to get my money's worth and so I soldiered on. I was pleasantly surprised to find it quite enjoyable. Despite his several acknowledged shortcomings (divorced 3 times, children with 4 different women, always putting work first), he has probably accomplished more than any other producer ever. If you like music, and are interested in some interesting stories about how some of it gets made, this is for you...

** spoiler alert ** Oh dear, what can I say? Just watch the series!!! The books (have only read the first and the second) are strange. They're supposed to be related yet I sense no continuity. The police seem to be too occupied in taking care of themselves. OK, so out of nowhere Dexter's bro decides to play with his darling lil' bro. So he kills whores. Draining their blood, cutting them nicely and neatly. Putting them in public places. Why? Who knows. Throughout the book the reasons aren't apparent to me. Dexter, being adopted, has no idea that he still has a blood relative. And that bro is also a psychopath, not a controlled one. (Meaning, he doesn't have some kind of code on the ones who deserve to be killed.) The weird thing is, it's not clear how the brother survives all the time. He tells Dexter that he somehow excels in manipulating the computer and stuff. So he manages to hack necessary infos and toy with the police and Dexter. And when they get the brother on tape, and Deb seems to know what is really going on, nobody really makes a fuss. LaGuerta dies and the police are content with the serial killer being able to escape. Nobody points out the killer's resemblance to Dexter and tries to investigate. Are they really police or what? Hello, a copkiller is on the loose and they seem to be calm and quiet? As a reader I'm far from being satisfied and I feel there are too many loose ends. Not to mention that the translation and editing (Indonesian version) is VERY annoying. For instance, at first it is said that Rita's children are 10 and 2 years old. Then later on (I don't remember exactly) it is said that Astor is 8 and Cody is 6? Or could it be that the real book contains such a silly mistake? And maybe the Indonesian version is edited heavily that is why I feel there are many missing actions? Whatever they are, I don't think I'll be reading another Dexter book. I'll just watch the series.

This classic was actually read aloud to me and the rest of my 4th grade class by our teacher, Mrs. Moser. She would take 10 minutes out of class each day to read a chapter from Rawls' beloved young adult novel about a boy and his two dogs. What sticks out to me (apart from the well told tale) is the multiple times that our teacher broke down and sobbed as she read - especially at the end. It probably was one of the first times I was a witness to the power of literature to evoke such emotion. Though I will add that during those times when she cried, it was a bit awkward for our class...