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Bezig met laden... My Story (2013)door Elizabeth Smart
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. very good :) ( ) I find it difficult to critique someone's personal experience of a very traumatic event and even hesitated to give this only 3 stars because of the sheer difficulty this must have been in writing. But the writing, and I assume most of it was Chris Stewart, not Elizabeth herself, was sub par. In fact, it is obvious in the last few chapters that the writing switched from him to her. If the whole book had been like the last few chapters, this would have been an amazing read. Granted, Chris had only her words to work with, yet it seems there were so many parts that were "garbled", for lack of a better word, that could have been worked on a bit better. Regardless, the story was interesting regarding her experiences. It wasn't so badly done that I had to put it down, though if I didn't have a deep interest in the situation, I may have had to put it aside. The last few chapters really did save the book for me. Well done, deeply thought out, meaningful and clear. That's the Elizabeth I keep hearing about. This is not a book I'd recommend in conversation as "you may like this", but it is something I'd recommend if someone wanted to know what Elizabeth went through. It isn't detailed in a way that people may find offensive or titillating. I have heard complaints about that aspect of her story, but I don't mind it at all. A lot was left to the imagination and that was just fine with me. I imagine some details were left out entirely, but that's her prerogative. No, I started this audiobook before the social distancing of COVID 19 ;) However, I'm counting it in that category and I'm going to see how many I DO read ;) Elizabeth Smart and I are the same age. I remember the story of her being kidnapped and my own fears of being kidnapped in much the same manner. I always thought through scenarios and I would ask myself if I really was protected being on the second floor? Also, Utah was a state away from Idaho, and so for me, this felt super close to him. Fast forward nine months later, and I remember running and telling my mom that she had been found! What a story. I get why some of the lower reviews on here. She does glance away from the nitty gritty violence she suffered. BUt you know what, I don't need a play by play of the rape she endures or the pornography she was forced to look at. Some people say it's written childlike--might I remind them that she was a child when she was taken?! Listening to Elizabeth read her own words, the reader can't help but feel the agony she faced. The horror she experienced. The longing she had to return home. Elizabeth's faith is truly how she has been able to move on in her life. While I don't agree with it doctrinally, I recognize the importance it is for her. I know how it can be the only thing you have. And it, and it alone, helps through the stormy times. I'm thankful for my faith. I feel Elizabeth and I could connect on this level. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"For the first time, ten years after her abduction from her Salt Lake City bedroom, Elizabeth Smart reveals how she survived and the secret to forging a new life in the wake of a brutal crime On June 5, 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart, the daughter of a close-knit Mormon family, was taken from her home in the middle of the night by religious fanatic, Brian David Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee. She was kept chained, dressed in disguise, repeatedly raped, and told she and her family would be killed if she tried to escape. After her rescue on March 12, 2003, she rejoined her family and worked to pick up the pieces of her life. Now for the first time, in her memoir, MY STORY, she tells of the constant fear she endured every hour, her courageous determination to maintain hope, and how she devised a plan to manipulate her captors and convinced them to return to Utah, where she was rescued minutes after arriving. Smart explains how her faith helped her stay sane in the midst of a nightmare and how she found the strength to confront her captors at their trial and see that justice was served. In the nine years after her rescue, Smart transformed from victim to advocate, traveling the country and working to educate, inspire and foster change. She has created a foundation to help prevent crimes against children and is a frequent public speaker. In 2012, she married Matthew Gilmour, whom she met doing mission work in Paris for her church, in a fairy tale wedding that made the cover of People magazine"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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