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jajoju's review
2.0
I wish I didn't read this book because I had always like John Walsh. I won't go into details but I will say he was very egotistical and arrogant throughout the book, and while I cannot begin to fathom the horror and pain he went through after his son was abducted and murdered, his description of his son as being perfect and better than other kids was unsettling. His description of his son being better dressed, better behaved and even going so far as to saying that doctors and nurses in the hospital fawned over his newborn was over the top. I still commend him for turning a tragedy into a positive by changing the way law enforcement deals with child abductions, and I applaud the work he has done with AMW in finding and putting away awful people who don't deserve to walk free. It was hard to get through the book but I am glad I read it only because I learned a lot about the way law enforcement used to deal with child abductions and how much has changed since Adam Walsh died.
hotmessmamareads's review against another edition
5.0
Such a heartbreaker to read up on the murder of 6-year-old Adam Walsh. I was not alive when this crime happened, but I grew up watching America's Most Wanted and didn't realize that it all got started because John Walsh's son was kidnapped and murdered in 1981. It was something of a history lesson for me to read about how so much has changed as a result of this and the Walsh family's activism. This book, while uncomfortable and heart wrenching, was eye opening and worth reading.
maryehavens's review
3.0
Watching The Hunt with John Walsh reminded me that I read his book about ten years ago. It's not the most well-written book but it's thorough and heart-breaking. The good that Walsh has done over the year with America's Most Wanted, the Missing Child Network, and other agencies (heck, even just bringing all these agencies together) plus the legislation he has advocated for has shaped a better America today. It's still tragic and there are still terrible tragedies that occur despite all these improvements but Mr. Walsh almost single-handedly woke a nation up to the evils that lurk here.
modernbookwoman's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent heart wrenching book. Story couldn't have been told any better than through the eyes of his father. I read this before I was a parent and that was probably a good thing. I think it would be too much for me now that I have children of my own. This book makes you think about this world, what's really important and how precious our children are. It also makes you hope that you NEVER have to endure what this family did. To me, this is one of the worst things that could happen in this world. I don't know how parents live on after something like this. I have a lot of admiration for this family and for all the families out there that have ever been faced with a kidnapping or loss of a child.
sammantha's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia, Child death, Death, Violence, Rape, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Animal death, Child abuse, Murder, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault