Suzy

Those screeching kids!

Revisado: 02-13-25

I am still listening, but though the story is ok so far, the reader should not do the two kids; a hormonal, bratty, screeching 12 yo girl and a 4 yo that the mom still carries around. 4 year olds can easily walk. I am a loving mom and grandmother but I want to slap the 12 yo and ground her for life. The 4 yo i want to make walk on her own capable legs. Oh, the husband needs a good slap, too.
Maybe this book just isn't for me?
BTW, I always read the reviews and I must say I was warned about the sound of the girls.

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Why did it take me so long?

Revisado: 03-06-24

How could a novel about an octopus be compelling? Well, 35k readers must know something.
And now I do, too.
It was simply wonderful.

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Honest, beautifully written and terribly sad

Revisado: 07-01-18

I have never written a full review, despite being an Audible junkie for 15+ years. This book resonated with me because my daughter was adopted. Jeannette’s experience cannot possibly reflect the experience of the majority of adoptions, though she makes declarations as if to speak for all adopted children. Her experience was heartbreaking, her adoptive mother depressed, abusive & cruel. She was, no doubt, suffering from her own demons and her little helpless daughter suffered because of it. I wanted to hold her and tell her it didn’t have to be that way. The day my daughter was placed in my arms (at 6 hours old), my life became complete. The question that had plagued me for years, “Is this all there is to my life?” was answered in an instant. No birth mother’s love could be deeper than the love I feel for my (now adult) child.
The book is a gut-wrenching, honest portrayal of a neglected, unloved (by her adoptive mother) child who, despite her circumstances grew to be a strong, accomplished woman.
How terribly sad for her that so many years of her life, she felt unloved & unworthy.

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You won't want to turn it off.

Revisado: 02-20-17

I have read a number of books about, and by, survivors. This is the first by a member of the resistance. Just an "ordinary" young woman accomplishing extraordinary feats of heroism and bravery. Each of us may wonder, "what would I do?" under life threatening circumstances. This book isn't about what extraordinary lengths we might go to preserve our own lives or even those of our families. The fact that it was done for strangers is what truly makes her story indelible; indelible and inspiring. I am now off to find another story, hopefully equal to this one, which I will never forget.

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Don't bother

Revisado: 05-29-08

One of the worst books I've ever read. I'm embarrassed that I bothered to finish it but I'm hooked on audiobooks and didn't have another one to begin.

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