Jennifer R. (chirey) - , reviewed on 4/11/2008 + 117 more book reviews

Very different book. Not sure I agree that it should have been a best seller and popular as long as it was but I can't say I wasted my time by reading it. I found it hard to believe that she has such a good memory of things that happened starting with her at the age of 3. Most adults I know do not have profound memories of that early of an age, tramatic or not. However it was an interesting look into the lives of the severly impoverished and you wonder how they survived at times. I can not believe at some point in time there weren't any adults (teachers, social workers, relatives) that wouldn't see there lives and try to help. I know that most people are not interested in really looking at homelessness and poverty but this gives you a peek at it. I do not feel sorry for the parents in any way and think the mother should probably have been institutionalized and the father jailed. This book is something to read but I would not list it as a MUST read.

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