Official Review: Finding Paris: A Memoir of Hope

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Re: Official Review: Finding Paris: A Memoir of Hope

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The subject matter of this book is too disturbing for my taste, but I always enjoy reading your reviews. You get right to the heart of what makes a book shine (or not). Thanks for another insightful review.
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bookowlie wrote: 15 Oct 2018, 10:30 The subject matter of this book is too disturbing for my taste, but I always enjoy reading your reviews. You get right to the heart of what makes a book shine (or not). Thanks for another insightful review.
Yes, it was quite tough at times. Thanks for your kind comment!
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"the unfairness of it all" is probably what would bother me so much. Just reading your review, I knew this would be the type of book that would continue to bother me well after reading it. It sounds too disheartening for me :(
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kfwilson6 wrote: 25 Oct 2018, 10:00 "the unfairness of it all" is probably what would bother me so much. Just reading your review, I knew this would be the type of book that would continue to bother me well after reading it. It sounds too disheartening for me :(
Yes, it is quite harrowing in places. Thanks for commenting.
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It's really unfortunate that children have to go through all this rubbish, what I meant was they never asked to be born, and adults needs to be more responsible. It's so sad to see that people can be so twisted minded as this. Thank you for bringing out the importance of check the foster care system through your review!
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Sahani Nimandra wrote: 12 Nov 2018, 02:23 It's really unfortunate that children have to go through all this rubbish, what I meant was they never asked to be born, and adults needs to be more responsible. It's so sad to see that people can be so twisted minded as this. Thank you for bringing out the importance of check the foster care system through your review!
The author's case was quite unusual - her mother took care of her until she was 2 but abandoned her in desperate circumstances. She did well to come back from all that she went through, though. Thanks for your comment!
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ButterscotchCherrie wrote: 12 Nov 2018, 03:17
Sahani Nimandra wrote: 12 Nov 2018, 02:23 It's really unfortunate that children have to go through all this rubbish, what I meant was they never asked to be born, and adults needs to be more responsible. It's so sad to see that people can be so twisted minded as this. Thank you for bringing out the importance of check the foster care system through your review!
The author's case was quite unusual - her mother took care of her until she was 2 but abandoned her in desperate circumstances. She did well to come back from all that she went through, though. Thanks for your comment!
True, true! But not every kid would bounce back! When children are brought under these circumstances they would want others to feel the same (not everyone). This cycle won't break. That's why we have so many damaged people in this society. Thank you for your feedback!
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Poor kid. I hope things soon worked out for her. Thank you for the review!
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Thank you for the lengthy review, though this type of books are not much appreciated by myself
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I can’t read enough memoirs. We all go through horrors of different magnitude and it’s so interesting to see how others fair. Your review was concise, well written, and descriptive. If the only major issues with the book are grammatical and punctuation, I can deal. It really does a great injustice to otherwise fantastic reads. I look forward to reading about Paris.
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