An incredible read. It matches up with Michelle Knights account and provides an indepth memoir of both Berry and Dejesus during this horrific time theAn incredible read. It matches up with Michelle Knights account and provides an indepth memoir of both Berry and Dejesus during this horrific time they had to endure this. ...more
Loving and studying everything criminology, this memoir just blew my mind completely out of the water.
To say Michelle Knight's story impacted me s
Loving and studying everything criminology, this memoir just blew my mind completely out of the water.
To say Michelle Knight's story impacted me significantly is an understatement.
I have been intrigued with the Ariel Castro Kidnappings since their escape in 2013. When I heard that one of the victims had written a memoir I could not resist reading.
This memoir took me two days to finish. Not because I was not enjoying it but because at some points of the novel I actually had to close the book, sit back and just take it all in. The indescribable amount of pain, torture and day to day terror that Michelle Knight and the other victims were subjected to is incomprehensible.
My heart ached for them. To know that this was not just one day but 11 years of constant torture for Knight is horrifying. To know that she was subjected to constant beatings, continuous rapes and starvation by a mad man everyday...I just could not...could not begin to understand...
After reading this I felt completely depleted. This was the first time I've ever felt like that. To have read such horrific actions, indescribable feelings and such heartfelt thoughts through the actual victims experience...heartbreaking. I constantly felt for Michelle.
She lost a lot. The constant beatings, starvation, the multiple forced miscarriages that now prevent her from bearing children, the rapes at all hours of the day, her sense of self, 11 years of her life and the loss of her son. She endured so much and, as readers, we only catch a glimpse. No one can ever begin to understand what she went through. No one.
At the beginning of the memoir we also learn a little bit more about her background. She went through so much as a child and as if that were not enough she had to endure everything Castro put her through. Although the writing to some may seem informal, I believe it was perfectly written by Michelle and her co-author. She refers to Castro as being 'the dude' throughout her story because she felt that by stating his name she was giving him power over her. Her language within the memoir showed us that through everything that happened to her she came out stronger and willing to move on by sharing her story her way.
I could write on and on about this memoir but I'm not going to. There is so much more that is said in this memoir that I couldn't even begin to write about. I thank Michelle on her absolute bravery in revealing her story to the public. In doing so I hope it only strengthens her resolve to continue on being free, living life for herself and knowing that she is a powerful and amazingly strong woman. I hope and pray that all your scars, mental and physical, heal.
Be warned this memoir is terrifyingly graphic. If you are brave enough to read this, you will feel many emotions and have your heart break, repeatedly, a thousand times along with Michelle. ...more
This was such a helpful and informative read. It won't let you down when it comes to all psychological research and their researchers. A great starterThis was such a helpful and informative read. It won't let you down when it comes to all psychological research and their researchers. A great starter package for anyone interested in psychology....more
Don't you just love that title? As a female living in a house full of women this is BOUND to be helpful! And helpful it sure was!
This is honestly suchDon't you just love that title? As a female living in a house full of women this is BOUND to be helpful! And helpful it sure was!
This is honestly such a worthwhile read for any woman out there. This novel simplifies the body, the mind and all scientific terms.
The author is an experienced person in all fields women (of course she is a woman herself). This just helps this self-help novel because she herself can relate to women.
Overall, an intriguing and informing read!
ARC kindly provided by netgalley in exchange for an honest review....more
♛✨Christine ♛✨
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