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The Girl Next Door dvd crosses a line that should never be touched, except in fictional books. Some people might feel that a situation this grim shouldn’t even be talked about. It will definitely invoke feelings of discomfort and contempt. But, welcome to the real world. Reality often blurs any sense of hope or righteousness. It’s unfortunate–really shameful and disgusting–that something like this could ever happen. Once you open this book and start the descent into hell, there is no turning back. The wickedness will be forever emblazoned in your memory banks.
To make matters even more unbearable, Ketchum tells this story from the point of view of a frightened young boy named David. He cares about Meg, but is scared to tell any other adults about the situation. Plus he is strangely drawn to this whole ordeal. With Meg tied up and stripped naked, it eventually moves past the point of his rising sexual curiosity to helpless desperation.
Ketchum is a master storyteller. His vivid descriptions of the malicious torture are emotionally vicious, but he leaves much of it up to your darkest imaginations. The roughest part is the fact that we the readers are forced to gradually soak in David’s thoughts and his guilt attached to the situation. That’s where the book really stands apart from 
. The events are repulsive, of course, but I remember also feeling guilty because I shared David’s fascination and eagerness to return down to that basement.
There is never a dull moment in this book. It has some rich character development and fitting dialogue. Plus, Aunt Ruth has to be one of the most heinous villans ever imagined. I’m telling you, she’s ruthless. Most kids have a natural tendency to usually accept an adult’s judgment as being wiser than their own. At least to a certain degree. But the way she is able to basically brainwash these children is flat out scary. Plus, who could actually do this sort of thing to another person, let alone a young teen? Evil knows no boundaries.
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