lediamond4 's review for:

That Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row by Jarvis Jay Masters

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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A truly heartbreaking book from start to finish. I didn’t expect for so much of it to be about Masters’ life before prison. It seems so empty to just say that everything that takes place in his life is disturbing and really hard to read. I kept thinking how blessed and privileged I am to read this book and live such a life of peace and freedom. There’s incredibly upsetting moments of abuse and neglect, and all the while I kept reminding myself that the majority of it happens to him as a CHILD. It’s a painful reflection of how nearly everyone in his life failed him. The kindnesses he experienced are few and far between. I definitely want to know more about him and who he is now.