<![CDATA[My Abandonment]]>

false <![CDATA[My Abandonment]]> 5603935 6 A riveting and unsettling novel about a girl and her father who live off the grid, in the shadows at the edge of civilization A thirteen-year-old girl and her father live in Forest Park, the enormous nature preserve in Portland,Oregon. They inhabit an elaborate cave shelter, wash in a nearby creek, store perishables at the water's edge, use a makeshift septic system, tend a garden, even keep a library of sorts. Once a week, they go to the city to buy groceries, attend church, and otherwise merge with the civilized world. But one small mistake allows a backcountry jogger to discover them, which derails their entire existence, ultimately provoking a deeper flight. In the tradition of Jon Krakauer's Into theWild and Elizabeth Gilbert's Last American Man, Peter Rock's My Abandonment, inspired by a true story and told through the startlingly sincere voice of his young protagonist, Caroline, is an eerie and mesmerizing book of survival and hope, and a completely original novel of a remarkable and triumphant transformation. 5775303 2008 My Abandonment total:271|5:4|4:18|3:13|2:2|1:0| 271 1007 586 121 4 2 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 09:40:01 -0800 2009 Sun May 03 14:27:23 -0700 2009 My Abandonment is a truly, truly unsettling tale.
Caroline & her father (known only as Father)
live off the grid: In parks, in abandoned houses,
in caves. They lead simple lives brimming with
simple joys: running bare...more...]]> 4 4 false false Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 16:14:08 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 14:04:13 -0700 2009
After reading some news stories about the true story behind this novel, it's even more intriguing to me!

http://www.infowars.com/articles/us/12_y......more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Apr 16 22:48:10 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 23:16:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 29 05:40:09 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 05:43:28 -0700 2009
Caroline and her father live in a forest park just outside Portland, Oregon. Her father has taught Caroline how to survive without technology or man-made things. She does not go to school - instead she learns from reading an old set of encyclopedia...more...]]> 5 4 false true Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 12:18:26 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 10:42:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 10:15:20 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 10:35:44 -0700 2009
I started reading this l...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 10:02:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 10:02:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false true Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 22:36:05 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 23:16:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 12:45:44 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 13:04:44 -0700 2009
This suspenseful contemporary nov...more...]]> 5 0 false true Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 14:22:07 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 14:26:30 -0700 2009 1
I have a difficult time describing my emotions about the story line, also the end had me wondering and still does. This short novel will linger with you. I can't give away much without spoiling th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 16 14:16:22 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 14:17:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 17:58:20 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 18:04:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 09:31:49 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 09:43:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 17:41:42 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 17:42:50 -0800 2009
While I enjoyed the read, there were a few issues with it. First, all the run-on sentences. I know it is written in first person from the v...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Mar 28 14:07:32 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 21:30:09 -0700 2009
Update: Again, I really wish they had .5 stars because this really does fall in between 4 and 5 stars.

In 2004 a man and his 12-year-old daughter were found living in P...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Sep 30 12:47:59 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 12:47:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 29 16:14:11 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 29 16:18:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 04 20:41:15 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 20:08:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 18:23:51 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 18:24:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 20:21:15 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 21:21:36 -0700 2009 "Your mother would't want you to be worrying about her. That's thinking backward. Your mother would want you thinking where you are, and not too f...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5603935