It held me down and I finished the book in 2 days. I loved the Octopus and it has put me off the sea food lol. I rated it 4 because I generally loved the book, characters and the story but at times it made me feel sad and also half way through I could guess the ending so it felt like a bit of a drag but still I couldn't put it down. It is worth a read though and I'm glad I did read it from the start to finish. Also Tova is so different than me but then I'm very far from being a 70 year old woman who has been through so much so I won't know but I did admire her resilience.