I was told this book would change my life, was told it was "a favorite book" by so many people, I wanted to love it. I did think it was moving in parts, but it left so much out. The ending was just empty, it was as if he just got tired of writing. I wanted to know more about the escape, how and what he is doing now, etc. I didn't get close to the characters to feel scared or sad. It is such a sad and scary storyline and the fact that it is fact not fiction--that is what is amazing, yet the book didn't make me feel like I knew the people.