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3,096 Days
by Natascha Kampusch
I am amazed at the courage Natascha Kampusch has. She had to live through everyone's worst nightmare, then finally, after eight and a half (3,096 days to be exact), she breaks through the emotional barriers. She becomes free, only to be questioned immediately by the police, who failed her multiple times. They suggest that she change her identity to live a normal life, and she refuses—yet another example of her strength. Natascha Kampusch is a real-life example of what power is. Her kidnapper may have appeared to have power, but Kampusch holds such bravery and self-perseverance, and pure power that is just inspiring to read. I'm grateful to have read her story and that she feels empowered and free after writing it. To the critics who rate this book lower because Kampusch doesn't reveal all the abuse (sexual), I feel sad that people have developed such desensitization to violence that all the many examples of the horrible things that Natascha Kampusch had to endure were not enough to satisfy. After how the media treated Natascha, I'm appreciative she is willing to share any portion of her experience, only four years after her escape.