A very disturbing read to be sure! Wrought with much fodder for interesting discussion for our upcoming book club, and written to encompass the psychological behaviours of all characters involved in a way I've not encountered before. I think Fragoso's Afterword pretty much sums up the importance of her having written her memoir. She writes about having read "Conversations with a Pedophile: In The Interest of Our Children" by Dr. Amy Hammel-Zabin and found confirmation that , "..a sexual predator looks for children from troubled homes like mine but that he can also trick average families into thinking he's ordinary or even an upstanding member of the community. Pedophiles are masters at deception because they also excel at self-deception: they fool themselves into believing what they do isn't harmful.".I am encouraged by Fragoso's bravery in surviving what happened to her and to move on and hopefully end the cycle of abuse passed down to her through past relationships. Perhaps I cant be shocked easily? After reading reviews about a harrowing memoir and the struggle many readers had while turning the pages, I can't help but feel a little dissapointed I didn't feel the same. Nonetheless it is a dark memoir that channels deep conversation with society and the characters in it, however with such an impact on someone's life, peter, is abolished from the memoir in the last chapter - all a bit too sudden. It poses questions left right and centre however it is told beautifully, through the innocence of an 8 year olds eyes, which makes the read that more powering. Shocking and yet enlightening. A great read despite the topic.
Do You like book Tiger, Tiger: A Memoir (2011)?
too difficult a topic, but written well. never want to revisit it though
—smit
Very troubling subject matter but a well written and important memoir.
—Gobbers
A very hard to read memoir of pedophilia. I could not quite finish it.
—katielynn
Very well written but the topic was difficult to read.
—Nithya
Painfully sad yet beautifully triumphant.
—vasanta
