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It was ok. Scary that it could happen, and scariER that she did so little to try to get back home. I understand that there are some survival/psychological issues that come into play (like Patty Hurst Syndrome), but it is unnerving to think that I could be doing everyting possible to get my (miraculously) still-alive kidnapped child back, and she could be living so complacently among terrible people...
Not very sophisticated, because she never finished school and wrote it like a memoir. After los ...more
Not very sophisticated, because she never finished school and wrote it like a memoir. After los ...more
This was a horrendous story to read and I did it one evening, It got so awful that I almost put it down. I read through it and its Jaycee's story and I have no idea how she gets through the day at times because she will be a prisoner for the rest of her life.
She has to protect her children from the media frenzy and therefore can not be seen in public with them. After reading this I felt dirty and lonely. Kudos to Jaycee for being able to write this memoir and make sense of it all cause I sure ...more
She has to protect her children from the media frenzy and therefore can not be seen in public with them. After reading this I felt dirty and lonely. Kudos to Jaycee for being able to write this memoir and make sense of it all cause I sure ...more
This is a gut-wrenching, tear-jerking and an amazing story from a truly wonderful soul. After everything that was done to her, through it all, Jaycee has come through it all unscathed and tender-hearted. She does not have any hatred in her heart for the people that stole her life - she only has love for her family.
This is truly a book that everyone should read, not because of the abuse that she suffered, but because we can learn from the actions of everyone involved in this story. We can better ...more
This is truly a book that everyone should read, not because of the abuse that she suffered, but because we can learn from the actions of everyone involved in this story. We can better ...more
I would give this a 3.5
Intensely hard for me to follow due to the writer's style of narrative. It is more like listening to someone tell you a story with many tangents and pauses rather than reading a book.
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