Lily R. (lilyfysche) reviewed on 7/28/2010 + 6 more book reviews

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Janine Latus's: "If I am Missing or Dead: A Sister's Story of Love, Murder, and Liberation' is by no means an easy read. It is a memoir that unravels the complicated origins and grisly repercussions of domestic abuse. The unusual journalistic style in which Latus writes sets up an uneasy tension throughout the narrative - emulating the constant tension an environment such as this one engenders. While the book may be depressing to many, Latus's memoir has to be seen as an extraordinary achievement with a positive ending: she has garnered the courage not only to stand up to her abusive lifestyle but reveals, in writing so intimately about her and her family's life, a self-awareness that will hopefully allow the many others who suffer in similar situations the ability to recognize these toxic tableaux, and scenarios, before they get out of hand. Definitely worth a read.

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