A review by meldav4
Anger Is My Middle Name: A Memoir by Lisbeth Zornig Andersen

4.0

Anger Is My Middle Name is a heart-wrenching, disturbing, and raw memoir about a girl who has experienced so much, and has shown immense bravery and courage to share her story with the world. She does this to educate others; to encourage people to speak up; to help people recognize the signs of someone else who may be going through it and may not be able to speak up themselves. Abuse is a horrible act that haunts victims in so many ways, and though it is so hard to read about, it is also so important for people to be aware of, be familiar with, or even be able to relate to and know that there are others out there experiencing the same thing and who may now know the signs they should be aware of and be able to reach out for help. Rating memoirs has always been something I don’t really agree with or like doing, but, in this case, it was easy to do. I think the author did a fantastic job depicting her vivid and emotional past with us, using a writing style that really captured the pain and history well.