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Since I was also born in WV, I had to read the book. I admire Jeannette for her talent in putting this into book form. My daughter was recently reading this on her ipad. My family was also dysfunctional, but not to the level Jeannette's was. I've thought of writing about my family's beginnings, but it would have to be in the fictional book section. No one would believe it was real.
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The writing is good in this book. It is well structured. It provides a stunning picture of this writer's life as a child. My problem is with the content. I could only read a few pages before I became so upset and angry at those parents that I had to put it down. It was recommended to me by a friend and she said it got better so I stubbornly plowed on until the finish. But it ruined my days until it was over. And the "better" part came in the last chapter. These selfish, lazy people who wouldn't work but were above government programs that at least would put food in their four children's mouths should have been prosecuted for the way they treated their children. The writer was brave to have put it all on paper and I wish I could give it a better review.
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The book was in the condition described. About the contents of the book,I read this book many years ago and I wanted to shout READ THIS BOOK to every body that came into the store. At that time I worked in a Major book store. The book is fantastic, one of my favorites. I laughed and cried. If you are from or live in AZ. you will easily recognize the places mentioned. I can't say enough about this book, it is so we'll written.I hope the up coming movie does it justice!!!!!
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At first I thought maybe it was missing some emotion or just something more, but it is a story of the author's life, that was indeed missing a lot. So sad that anyone would have to live this life. I found myself at times, liking her father for the ways he tried to create special moments but then moments later loathing him. A very good read, had a hard time putting it down when I needed to.
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A well written and interesting memoir of dysfunctional parents and how it effects their children. The children even at extremely young ages need to fend for themselves as well as their parents to survive economically. Nurturing is done by the children to each other with moments of positive interaction from their father. The mother seems to function only in her own world. The author is the glue that seems to keep everyone together. How she grows, and pursues success and attains it is very uplifting. I enjoyed the book, but I found some of the early remembrances details by the author at the age of 3, a bit unbelievable. I think their was some poetic license taken by the author. I bought this book as one of the books included in our book club recomendations.
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