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A review by loreopoly
The Way the Crow Flies by Ann-Marie MacDonald
4.0
i read quite a few of the reviews and one thing no one has done is put a warning on this book. obviously i gave it four stars so i must have loved it... but i hated it and macdonald at the same time.
anyone who was abused as a child needs to be aware that it will all get dredged up again. the way she describes it- the images and thoughts from a child's eyes is so right on i can only believe that she herself was a victim.
reading this book has been bittersweet. i love her style and her amazing way of describing everyday mundane things-but she cuts right through all the scar tissue and goes for the jugular. i have spent the last 2wks reliving what happened to me- and having to face it without blinking. its a good thing- an amazing thing-to have someone you don't even know take you by the hand and lead you to the closet where the monster hides so you can yell at it and scare it away. but its also a hard thing, a painful thing. and draining...
i encourage-no-implore anyone who has been abused to read this book- to embrace Madeline and hold her close. but be prepared for the memories and emotions that come back so you can battle them with her and beside her but at least not alone.
anyone who was abused as a child needs to be aware that it will all get dredged up again. the way she describes it- the images and thoughts from a child's eyes is so right on i can only believe that she herself was a victim.
reading this book has been bittersweet. i love her style and her amazing way of describing everyday mundane things-but she cuts right through all the scar tissue and goes for the jugular. i have spent the last 2wks reliving what happened to me- and having to face it without blinking. its a good thing- an amazing thing-to have someone you don't even know take you by the hand and lead you to the closet where the monster hides so you can yell at it and scare it away. but its also a hard thing, a painful thing. and draining...
i encourage-no-implore anyone who has been abused to read this book- to embrace Madeline and hold her close. but be prepared for the memories and emotions that come back so you can battle them with her and beside her but at least not alone.