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A review by bubblewombat
The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom by Shari Franke
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
I've never watched family vloggers and I had no idea who Ruby Franke was until she got arrested, but I've been following the story since, and obviously had to give Shari's book a read.
It was incredibly heartbreaking and hard to listen to at times, because of what she and her siblings went through.
The book is narrated by the author, which made the listening experience more personal, and we got to see what her family's life was like pre vlogging, during vlogging and gaining popularity, when Jodi entered the picture and after everything went down.
It shows us that the abuse didn't start with Jodi, Ruby had been abusive loooong before she met her. I can't even imagine treating your own kids like that, and exploiting them for content the way she did.
I'm glad that both of them are behind bars (hopefully for a very long time) so the kids can try to heal as much as possible. And I'm grateful Shari got to share this with us, she didn't have to, but she decided to be brave it and let it all out anyway.
I'd love to see an updated memoir a decade or two down the line to see how she's doing, I'm sincerely hoping that she's going to thrive and live her best life, she deserves it.
It was incredibly heartbreaking and hard to listen to at times, because of what she and her siblings went through.
The book is narrated by the author, which made the listening experience more personal, and we got to see what her family's life was like pre vlogging, during vlogging and gaining popularity, when Jodi entered the picture and after everything went down.
It shows us that the abuse didn't start with Jodi, Ruby had been abusive loooong before she met her. I can't even imagine treating your own kids like that, and exploiting them for content the way she did.
I'm glad that both of them are behind bars (hopefully for a very long time) so the kids can try to heal as much as possible. And I'm grateful Shari got to share this with us, she didn't have to, but she decided to be brave it and let it all out anyway.
I'd love to see an updated memoir a decade or two down the line to see how she's doing, I'm sincerely hoping that she's going to thrive and live her best life, she deserves it.