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shonaningyo's review against another edition
4.0
Honestly, this book didn't make me sad or cry.
Instead.
It pissed me off to no end.
RICHARD YOU BASTARD!!
Urgh! He was a complete asshole to everyone and everyTHING around him. People like him should be tranquilized and put in a cage because they're nothing but belligerent pests to society.
He was a manipulative, sociopathic, sadistic, domineering, jealous, pedophilic, predatory, abusive, violent, belligerent, evil creature that I'm surprised was spawned from a mortal's womb.
The whole time I was reading this I was like
and
and
Richard made me so fucking mad at him I just wanted to, to , to--!
and
and
Fuck this man and fuck the family, too. For Jane Elliott to do what she did, despite being under Richard's thumb for pretty much two decades of her life...
"Family comes first"? Seriously? Anyone who shields their family members from being punished under the full extent of the law when they fucking deserve everything coming to them is only enabling the scum of the Earth to roam free and further fuck up the system. Her brothers and her mother and other family members sending death threats and threatening messages and intimidating them. What is this, Appalachia? This is CIVIL society you're living in, you English trailer trash and with your attitude everyone would prefer if you'd just fuck yourselves with a molten tire iron and die.
A very powerful and moving book. I rarely get this amped up over a book unless I find it very horrible and insane and this was just that. I recommend this to be read by anyone who like "success stories" like David Pelzer's [b:A Child Called It|60748|A Child Called "It"|Dave Pelzer|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1405268670s/60748.jpg|59104] saga.
Instead.
It pissed me off to no end.
RICHARD YOU BASTARD!!
Urgh! He was a complete asshole to everyone and everyTHING around him. People like him should be tranquilized and put in a cage because they're nothing but belligerent pests to society.
He was a manipulative, sociopathic, sadistic, domineering, jealous, pedophilic, predatory, abusive, violent, belligerent, evil creature that I'm surprised was spawned from a mortal's womb.
The whole time I was reading this I was like
and
and
Richard made me so fucking mad at him I just wanted to, to , to--!
and
and
Fuck this man and fuck the family, too. For Jane Elliott to do what she did, despite being under Richard's thumb for pretty much two decades of her life...
"Family comes first"? Seriously? Anyone who shields their family members from being punished under the full extent of the law when they fucking deserve everything coming to them is only enabling the scum of the Earth to roam free and further fuck up the system. Her brothers and her mother and other family members sending death threats and threatening messages and intimidating them. What is this, Appalachia? This is CIVIL society you're living in, you English trailer trash and with your attitude everyone would prefer if you'd just fuck yourselves with a molten tire iron and die.
A very powerful and moving book. I rarely get this amped up over a book unless I find it very horrible and insane and this was just that. I recommend this to be read by anyone who like "success stories" like David Pelzer's [b:A Child Called It|60748|A Child Called "It"|Dave Pelzer|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1405268670s/60748.jpg|59104] saga.
rachelp's review against another edition
4.0
This is a tragic true story of a girl who is abused by her stepfather for seventeen years. The book is reminiscent of the book A Child Called It, which is actually the book which gave the author the courage to tell her story. She wrote it with the hope that others would gain courage by reading her story and have the strength to escape their abusive situations.
mheinlein's review against another edition
5.0
It s hard to imagine that the kind of evil described in The Little Prisoner happens, but tragically, it does happen. After reading this book, I thought I should wait a few days to write this review until shock of Jane Elliott s story wore off. Then I realized I am still in shock after reading A Child Called It so many years ago, and believe the shock of this story will never wear off just as the shock from the Pelzer books will never wear off. Anyone working with children should read this book, anyone afraid of reporting a child abuser should read this book, anyone that is interested in a survival story should read this book. This memoir is a horrifying account of some of the worst kinds of betrayals, a betrayal of a mother to her daughter, a brutal betrayal of a step-father, and a betrayal of a community to an innocent and vulnerable child. Once I started reading this story, I could not put it down no matter how much I wanted to in certain parts. I am glad the author wrote this book as it has the potential to help other children in abusive situations, but I am sorry the author had to endure such hell on earth.
aliya_marie's review against another edition
4.0
Unimaginable. The author's right - someone who's grown up in a safe, protected, loving environment finds it very difficult to believe such a world can exist/ exists. I can't give this book a 5, 'cause how can you say the book was amazing? I mean the bravery of the author is amazing, but most of the other things that she had to go through were downright crappy! So, yes, for the author's bravery- a 5.
deepanshi's review against another edition
5.0
This is a true story of abduction, rape, violence, exploitation, malevolence and anything worse you can think of. Little Jane was brought back from The Foster House by her blood mother and stepfather. little did she know what would happen to her next. Frequent humiliation, sexual assault, even when she was FOUR. From the time she returned to stay with them till the time she decided to speak up, she was assaulted. FOR 17 LONG YEARS WITHOUT ANYONE'S KNOWLEDGE.
I'm was shaking, literally, I was shivering throughout this book - I had goosebumps. Jane's tale is so fricking scary. I can't even think of a person doing this to such a little and fragile girl, but yes, things were done and they were beyond the evilness of an evil.
From page one, literally page one, I had Goosebumps. This book literally broke my spirit, soul and trust from humanity. if you want to know how many limits a man can cross to fulfill his "needs" and "desires" by playing "games", read this.
I'm telling you the word "powerful", "heartbreaking" and "incredible" won't do justice to this book.
it is a story of an "arrogance"and "lustful" father and "ignorant" and "fearfull" mother.
it is a story of control and fear - of death, fear of humiliation.
it's such a tale that I can not like, it at any cost. I can't even think of liking it. how can a person like a tale as horrifying as this? it can only give a sense of fear and insecurity.
according to me this book not only gives a message to speak up but also makes people feel that they should be grateful to have a life free of such things.
Talking of the writing, at times, I felt it was flat but I guess it'll be a bonus for those who are starting off with reading and wants to read something painful!
READ THIS READ THIS READ THIS.
I'm was shaking, literally, I was shivering throughout this book - I had goosebumps. Jane's tale is so fricking scary. I can't even think of a person doing this to such a little and fragile girl, but yes, things were done and they were beyond the evilness of an evil.
From page one, literally page one, I had Goosebumps. This book literally broke my spirit, soul and trust from humanity. if you want to know how many limits a man can cross to fulfill his "needs" and "desires" by playing "games", read this.
I'm telling you the word "powerful", "heartbreaking" and "incredible" won't do justice to this book.
it is a story of an "arrogance"and "lustful" father and "ignorant" and "fearfull" mother.
it is a story of control and fear - of death, fear of humiliation.
it's such a tale that I can not like, it at any cost. I can't even think of liking it. how can a person like a tale as horrifying as this? it can only give a sense of fear and insecurity.
according to me this book not only gives a message to speak up but also makes people feel that they should be grateful to have a life free of such things.
Talking of the writing, at times, I felt it was flat but I guess it'll be a bonus for those who are starting off with reading and wants to read something painful!
READ THIS READ THIS READ THIS.
tuma's review
4.0
Review ex-posted on my blog on Aug. 3, 2008:
I've recently read the SADDEST book of ALL time! You don't believe me? CHECK IT OUT YOURSELF, THEN!
The book responsible for aggressively pulling at my heart strings is titled THE LITTLE PRISONER. It comes out in August, but I was able to get an advanced copy because I'm a intern at HARPERCOLLINS, who are the publishers of the book.
This book is a written memoir of the horrors a woman went through for 17 years of her life. It traces the life of a girl who was dominated, bullied and abused both sexually and physically by her stepfather from when she was four years. She was able to escape at the age of 21 for the man she loved and her two daughters.
This isn't like other abuse stories, the step father in this story may be considered crueler and sicker than most.
I've recently read the SADDEST book of ALL time! You don't believe me? CHECK IT OUT YOURSELF, THEN!
The book responsible for aggressively pulling at my heart strings is titled THE LITTLE PRISONER. It comes out in August, but I was able to get an advanced copy because I'm a intern at HARPERCOLLINS, who are the publishers of the book.
This book is a written memoir of the horrors a woman went through for 17 years of her life. It traces the life of a girl who was dominated, bullied and abused both sexually and physically by her stepfather from when she was four years. She was able to escape at the age of 21 for the man she loved and her two daughters.
This isn't like other abuse stories, the step father in this story may be considered crueler and sicker than most.
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