Reviews for Losing Gemma

The average rating for Losing Gemma based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-05-18 00:00:00 Brandon Vestal Very fascinating and surrealisticly chilling story, especially for all those who went backpacking and met with 'weird' circumstances... Kept turning the pages, really wanted to know how this story would end. Great read.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-05-19 00:00:00 Bryan Goodrow Both girls are kinda, how do you say, self-absorbed and terrible (and I feel like there's a horrible underlying message about how childhood friendships aren't meant to last forever), but BOY does this book capture the exact spirit of an impulsive 23-year-old feminist postgrad in the late 80s who fancies themselves a Seasoned World Traveler and takes pride in going off the tourist track. If you wish you could go back in time and jetset to India with a rucksack, an offbeat guidebook and a determination to love hostels, this features all the tools you need to take that vicarious trip. I don't even want to do that, and I still had a blast seeing India this way. (And then being glad I did not have to suffer the same constant heat/humidity without ready access to air conditioning and cold showers with good water pressure.) It drags a fair amount after the time jump, where it would be nice to get to the answers about what happened to Gemma and Coral a bit faster, but the answers are pretty satisfactory. Meanwhile, a good attempt was made to show the difference just a few years can make in travel conditions and amenities, so I suppose that was worth it. P.S. WOW does the cover edition make a difference. If I'd seen the the one with the half naked back-tattooed woman instead of the nostalgic photobooth images of the two friends, I would have dismissed it as some kind of scandalous sexy nonsense without even reading the back. I don't know if I have ever seen two such drastically different cover choices, but bless whoever had the sense to make this one and subconsciously instill the idea of this friendship having a solid base before I even opened it up.