Helpful Score: 2
This book was an interesting read. It gave the information, but revealed nothing new. It was like the authors gathered the reports, interviews, and information already out there and put it all together in a comprehensive case file. It was like reading a textbook, informative but not very entertaining, for lack of a better word. It reveals nothing new because Natascha is still mumb about what happened to her, yet it does plead the case that she is ultimately a victim and needs time to heal. The parts I didn't really like about the book was it was overbloated with useless information, often repetitive, and ultimately lacking heart.
Jackie W. (jwingler) -
Helpful Score: 2
I knew nothing about this book when I picked it up. It was very informative and interesting, but jumped around a bit too much for me. It's almost like the authors told the true story thinking you would already know of the kidnapping and the background history, which I did not. Overall I liked the interesting facts, history and accounts. For those who love true crime definitely a good read!
Connie A. (jazzysmom) -
Helpful Score: 1
Absolutely horrifing....really how could this have happened? This man was so deranged i wonder how he carried on a public life so normally? I also could not get a good feeling about the mother thru all this. She seemed so "fake" and mean. This is a sad story...makes you want to never let your children out of your sight...and that is not a bad idea this day and age. Even though this was a disturbing read...it was well written and i found myself flipping pages quickly to see how it would turn out.
Eight years of Darkness.
On March 2, 1998 while on her way to school, ten year old Natascha Kampusch was abducted. More than eight years later, on August 23, 2006, she escaped with a story that shocked and hoffified the world. She spent the most delicate years of her life hidden in a cellar underneath an ordinary Austrian susburban home. How was she able to survive? What sort of woman had emerged? What kind of man was Wolfgang Priklopil, her abductor-and what demands had he made of her?
Journalists Allan Hall and Michael Leidig covered Natascha's story from the beginning. The result of extrordinary investigative reporting, Girl In The Cellar gets to the heart of this very tragic case to reveal a truth no one would have imagined.
"In this thorough account, journalists Hall and Leidig uncover the details of the disturbing abduction and entrapment and the suprising strength of the young captive." -New York Daily News
On March 2, 1998 while on her way to school, ten year old Natascha Kampusch was abducted. More than eight years later, on August 23, 2006, she escaped with a story that shocked and hoffified the world. She spent the most delicate years of her life hidden in a cellar underneath an ordinary Austrian susburban home. How was she able to survive? What sort of woman had emerged? What kind of man was Wolfgang Priklopil, her abductor-and what demands had he made of her?
Journalists Allan Hall and Michael Leidig covered Natascha's story from the beginning. The result of extrordinary investigative reporting, Girl In The Cellar gets to the heart of this very tragic case to reveal a truth no one would have imagined.
"In this thorough account, journalists Hall and Leidig uncover the details of the disturbing abduction and entrapment and the suprising strength of the young captive." -New York Daily News
Stacy S. (stacyspaulding) reviewed Girl in the Cellar: The Natascha Kampusch Story on + 3 more book reviews
I did enjoy reading this just out of curiosity of what happened to Natascha, but it was mostly from the media point of view with a few interviews with family members/friends. Natascha did not at all contribute to this book and is very private about what happened to her in captivity. I really just read it to hear more about this story that I remember on the news. Overall, it was an ok read.
