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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
Amazing story that will break your heart.
I can believe there are out there people like his kidnapper.
I can believe there are out there people like his kidnapper.
This is the self account of a little girl so excited to walk to school for the first time by herself. She is almost to school when her worst nightmare came true and lasted for years. She finally becomes brave enough to make a move. This book has me hooked from the beginning.
dark
informative
sad
slow-paced
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
First of all, I understand that Natascha does not owe us anything. She doesn't have to tell us everything and we don't get to tell her how she should feel, act or react to the horror she went through. If writing this book was a cathartic experience for her, that's fine, let her write her book and tell her story however she wants.
I will say, though, that this was not a very good book. I'm not sure if some publisher was desperate to get this out, but it could have benefited from a f-ton of editing. The language was extremely repetitive, as if Natascha or the ghostwriter had a very limited vocabulary (or maybe the translator did). Certain adverbs in particular were used to insane extends within the same pages or paragraphs. It was totally out of hand, particularly in the pre-kidnapping part. There were several instances of sentences obviously haven been moved in whatever editing process did take place, but without them being deleted in the original place, which resulted in - again - more repetition.
I listened to an audiobook version that also seemed rushed. Or maybe the linguistic errors were actually in print, which is even worse. Lots of times two words were swapped, as if the narrator was reading too quickly, or words being replaced with similarly sounding words. Whoever is to blame here, it is not good.
It was interesting hearing about the shoddy police work and how Natascha was treated right after escaping. I would have liked more of that. It was a lot more fascinating than her endless stream of places she got punched or kicked, or her trying to explain why she didn't escape the first several times she had a chance. Obviously being kidnapped and kept in a tiny room for years is a horrific experience and a lot of people would probably not have made it through that. But in all her attempts to defend or justify her actions (like wanting to hug her kidnapper or play boardgames with him), her attempts to stay sane, to maintain a level of childhood normality etc etc., the real horror of the experience kind of got lost for me.
It was promoted as a "tell-all", but it obviously isn't.
I will say, though, that this was not a very good book. I'm not sure if some publisher was desperate to get this out, but it could have benefited from a f-ton of editing. The language was extremely repetitive, as if Natascha or the ghostwriter had a very limited vocabulary (or maybe the translator did). Certain adverbs in particular were used to insane extends within the same pages or paragraphs. It was totally out of hand, particularly in the pre-kidnapping part. There were several instances of sentences obviously haven been moved in whatever editing process did take place, but without them being deleted in the original place, which resulted in - again - more repetition.
I listened to an audiobook version that also seemed rushed. Or maybe the linguistic errors were actually in print, which is even worse. Lots of times two words were swapped, as if the narrator was reading too quickly, or words being replaced with similarly sounding words. Whoever is to blame here, it is not good.
It was interesting hearing about the shoddy police work and how Natascha was treated right after escaping. I would have liked more of that. It was a lot more fascinating than her endless stream of places she got punched or kicked, or her trying to explain why she didn't escape the first several times she had a chance. Obviously being kidnapped and kept in a tiny room for years is a horrific experience and a lot of people would probably not have made it through that. But in all her attempts to defend or justify her actions (like wanting to hug her kidnapper or play boardgames with him), her attempts to stay sane, to maintain a level of childhood normality etc etc., the real horror of the experience kind of got lost for me.
It was promoted as a "tell-all", but it obviously isn't.
A touching story about a girl who was kidnapped and managed to escape.
Es un libro que relata las situaciones espantosas que ha tenido que pasar Natascha.
Se lee muy rápido, es bastante ágil aunque el tema sea sumamente complicado.
Se lee muy rápido, es bastante ágil aunque el tema sea sumamente complicado.