danieleleoni

Heartbreaking. Interesting account of a child living in a broken household, physically and verbally abusive mother, taunting siblings and absent father. A true account as well although I doubt that some concepts and details may have been slightly exaggerated and/or fabricated due to the fact that he was a child when he was witnessing all this negative action against him and his adult mind might have filled in what his young mind couldn't quite recall. I briefly summarized the story to a friend on the bus ride home. It might have just been my amazing persuasive/storytelling skills (I'm only kidding!) but she was so fascinated by the story that she begged me to rush and buy the next book. As much as I'd have liked, I had spent my book allowance for that month, and explained to her that the earliest I could was the next month. Now, my friend, isn't really a reader. She went ahead and bought the next two books for me as a gift, then asked me to summarize it once again and retell the whole story. I felt like a grandmother telling of my children's achievements. Here I was, in the leather-coated seats of the crowded bus, detailing a story with such complex concepts that I had not personally witnessed as if they were my own. Definitely a great account, but perhaps too great. Nevertheless, 5 stars!

2022-11-14 18:18