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nylaraven 's review for:
Freedom: My Book of Firsts
by Jaycee Dugard
emotional
funny
hopeful
Recently, I saw an interview with someone involved with the Dahmer show criticizing people for saying that we need to focus on victims rather than the perpetrators. His response was that those stories would be “boring”
I think this speaks to a greater issue with consuming true crime stories. It shows us that at the end of the day we are looking for entertainment and there’s something about people who do awful things that peaks our interest.
Some of the reviews of this book have pointed out that’s it’s a bit slow and I agree. But it made me think about how we engage with these stories. And while reading it I reminded myself what Jaycee had been through and that made the every day mundane experiences described in the book so beautiful.
I think these stories are important, they remind us to slow down and appreciate life. Jaycees story is so inspiring and I love her outlook on life.
If you’ve read a stolen life, I’d recommend reading this one.
I think this speaks to a greater issue with consuming true crime stories. It shows us that at the end of the day we are looking for entertainment and there’s something about people who do awful things that peaks our interest.
Some of the reviews of this book have pointed out that’s it’s a bit slow and I agree. But it made me think about how we engage with these stories. And while reading it I reminded myself what Jaycee had been through and that made the every day mundane experiences described in the book so beautiful.
I think these stories are important, they remind us to slow down and appreciate life. Jaycees story is so inspiring and I love her outlook on life.
If you’ve read a stolen life, I’d recommend reading this one.