Touch
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Don't Touch It
(Updated: June 30, 2026)
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Reader reviewed by Yan
Touch by Francine Prose was one of those books that received so much attention before the release. I was super excited to begin the book because how can you not with that summary!?
First person view is the most unreliable source as Prose demonstrates. In this type of book she picked the right match. Both the reader and the narrator have trouble understanding what truly happen in the back of the bus, and somewhere in the multiple retellings Maisie lost the truth. In an ongoing therapy session we uncover Maisies life before and after the incident. There is also, however, a downside to first person because of bias attitude particularly to the stepmother.
The theme is more cynical than the average the wheels on the bus go round and round childhood song. No in this back of the bus we break out the attorney. I kind of expected some gut wrenching emotions because of the serious topic but the narration kept it going from that path.
The characterizations for some were wonderful. I enjoyed the ironic nature of her mothers new husband to Maisies character. While she grows, he reverts back to that of a child. I liked some, but didnt like others.
One thing that I disliked was how the story went back and forth. You were taking 2 steps forward then 1 step back, retelling the same thing over, and over again. Then the ending told the whole story again but in the truth. Left me a bit sad that in the end it was a hoaxthat Maisie wasnt really the complete victim that she led along.
Overall: Disappointed
Touch by Francine Prose was one of those books that received so much attention before the release. I was super excited to begin the book because how can you not with that summary!?
First person view is the most unreliable source as Prose demonstrates. In this type of book she picked the right match. Both the reader and the narrator have trouble understanding what truly happen in the back of the bus, and somewhere in the multiple retellings Maisie lost the truth. In an ongoing therapy session we uncover Maisies life before and after the incident. There is also, however, a downside to first person because of bias attitude particularly to the stepmother.
The theme is more cynical than the average the wheels on the bus go round and round childhood song. No in this back of the bus we break out the attorney. I kind of expected some gut wrenching emotions because of the serious topic but the narration kept it going from that path.
The characterizations for some were wonderful. I enjoyed the ironic nature of her mothers new husband to Maisies character. While she grows, he reverts back to that of a child. I liked some, but didnt like others.
One thing that I disliked was how the story went back and forth. You were taking 2 steps forward then 1 step back, retelling the same thing over, and over again. Then the ending told the whole story again but in the truth. Left me a bit sad that in the end it was a hoaxthat Maisie wasnt really the complete victim that she led along.
Overall: Disappointed
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