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Edline Edline edline — Another silly girly read, but easily read the whole thing on a three hour ferry ride.

Christina Peabody christinapeabody — Good enough to justify the purchase of the second book in the series.

Natalie Pautsch nataliepautsch — Unbelievable. Magical. Amazing. I. Love. This. Book.

Ahmed Smara hawdan — A brilliant followup to River God. Taita the slave shines without actually appearing. Excellent adventure read.

Gleidson Costa _leidson_omunicador — For such an extraordinary memoir, and such an ultimately uplifting story, this book is infuriating. Jeannette Walls survived a childhood that was one long nightmare punctuated by fleeting moments of happiness; the infuriating part is that it didn't have to be that way. Her parents are neglectful, abusive, and breathtakingly selfish. Her father is a mean drunk, a manipulative and yet somehow charming man who can't be bothered to take care of his family because he's too busy chasing his pie-in-the-sky dreams and lying about stealing his children's piggy bank money to feed his demons. Her mom is a wanna-be artist who seems to think life is all about her. She has a college degree and could easily hold a job, but she wants to be free to paint, so she quits several teaching jobs in a row in order to indulge her free spirit. This is fine for an adult without responsibilities, but she has four children who are quite literally starving. When we discover that she is sitting on resources (jewelry, land, real estate) that could not only buy food and clothing for her children, but provide them with a decent home and education as well, but she refuses to part with any of these things because of their sentimental value, I want to punch her in the face. Yes, this book moved me to violence. Together, the parents make a dangerous pair. Neither is willing to give up anything for their children, leading to power struggles between the two of them and increasing poverty and dysfunction for the family as a whole. The armchair psychiatrist in me suspects personality disorders on both sides, complicated by high intelligence and creativity (and alcoholism in the dad's case). The narcissism is so thick it's almost tangible. Despite the extreme dysfunction of this family, the parents (mostly the dad) seem to love their kids. And the kids love their parents. But when they finally get out from under their parents' care (or lack of), they discover a world of opportunity that had been denied them for their entire childhoods. Thus the uplifting ending, where the children become normal, functioning members of society despite (or, it might be argued, because of) their rough upbringing. I found it eye-opening to see how abusers work, how they keep the abused under their control, how they manipulate relationships and emotions to their advantage. Even as I despised this father who practically pimped out his own daughter, I was charmed by his good moments. I felt sorry for him when he felt remorse, when his children left him feeling abandoned, when he tried to do something good and it didn't work out. How much more difficult must it be for those who love him? How hard to leave, when you have those moments to continually draw you back in? I didn't feel bad for the mom, probably because she never seemed to care what the kids did or feel remorse for her extreme neglect. The author said, in an interview, that this book was meant to be an homage to her parents. She is either unaware of how deprived her childhood was, never having known anything different, or she is very forgiving. Sensitive readers: there is offensive language scattered throughout the book, along with scenes that, while not graphic, are disturbing and will be more so for anyone who has experienced molestation, abuse or neglect.

Thiara Saldaña thiarasaldana — I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's quirky and funny and entertaining, as are the characters. This is a great read and the movie is just as good!