Helpful Score: 8
Very honest memoir of a girl's sexual molestation by her father and how that affected her life. It was hard to read in places but impossible to put down.
Helpful Score: 8
I think this book was too over-hyped. It's full of dry writing and reads more like a woman relaying facts to a police detective and less like an emotional and true confession.
It was interesting in places, disgusting in others, but overall, I'd not recommend it simply because it's more boring than anything else.
It was interesting in places, disgusting in others, but overall, I'd not recommend it simply because it's more boring than anything else.
Helpful Score: 6
Whew! The dynamics in this family could keep several therapists busy for a long time. I mainly wanted to read this book because of several women I've known who had sex with their fathers. I wanted to get a clearer sense of what was going on psychologically. I'm glad the sex was never depicted in any detail whatsoever. Abandoned by her mother at a young age, Ms. Harrison's quest turns towards her father for love. Unfortunately, he exploits her needs and initiates her into having sex with him. Thus begins an affair that paralyzes her. This started at Age 20 for the author which left her no recourse with the courts. A moving, sad book that left me with a better insight into incest victims' suffering.
Helpful Score: 5
I thought this would be better than it was, overall it was rather dry & depressing. Quick read though.
Helpful Score: 4
Extremely creepy. How can anyone be brave enough to actually write about this and put it out there for the world to see? I guess I admire her for it... on the other hand, I felt like I needed a really hot shower after reading this...
