Unexpected characters, great reading & differentiating of character voices. I still hear Kellen saying “Wavy” in my mind often
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Where do I even begin? I was interested in reading about the life of a child growing up within a dysfunctional family plagued by drugs, neglect, abuse and seeing the many consequences of such an upbringing. What is ugly to those on the outside of this dysfunction could be beautiful to someone on the inside-..
This book was extremely tough to swallow, not only for its content but also for requiring so much attention from the reader. Written through the perspectives of a seemingly revolving door of narrators, each change of POV demands cognizant recognition from the reader. There are many characters to keep track of, and the narration shifts..
How is child abuse a book that is even allowed on audible? I advocate this child rape story be taken down immediately. Normalizing sex with a child and a 30 + year old man who’s been grooming them is unacceptable. A child predator might be listening to this & taking notes…taking this book down might..
Dragged a little toward the end. Overall very good. I loved the characters. Lots of mixed emotions during listening.
Disgusting
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Why- just WHY?!? I had to stop reading it. Truly disgusting about a MAN with a CHILD! – do notBuy!
It turned out to have a happy ending, but I almost stopped listening to this book. The underage sexual stuff was hard to listen to and I fast forwarded through it.
Age gap
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I really just couldn’t get over the age gap and it seemed to just be okay
ALL THINGS UGLY AND DISGUSTING!! SKIP THIS BOOK! PLEASE! This book simply being written numbs society to the widespread issues of pedophiles and how it is seen as okay by many depending on who tells the story. Unfortunately, the young victims aren’t able to intellectually outsmart the ones who preyed upon them. Then, any justice..
The Bright Family History
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There were well developed characters who stayed true to themselves and ultimately resolved their issues. It got a little dragging in the middle with death coming more to the forefront.