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jenniferdenslow's review against another edition
3.0
This true story begins with a flashback to the day that Marcus Wesson murdered nine of his children. The author, a report in California, overcame her journalist training and instinct to help three of the women from Wesson's family get back on their feet and try to find a "normal" life in the aftermath of the murders.
Sofios is a remarkable woman, both in her ability to act to help out the people that had no one else to help them and in her continued optimism. I was interested in her story and the Wesson family's story, but I find it difficult to believe that she could always be so positive. I also think that she does not really address the culpability of the law enforcement officials who ignored the family's plea for help before the fatal day and hesitated to act on the day the children were murdered.
I found myself wanting to skim more than read.
Sofios is a remarkable woman, both in her ability to act to help out the people that had no one else to help them and in her continued optimism. I was interested in her story and the Wesson family's story, but I find it difficult to believe that she could always be so positive. I also think that she does not really address the culpability of the law enforcement officials who ignored the family's plea for help before the fatal day and hesitated to act on the day the children were murdered.
I found myself wanting to skim more than read.
ca11y's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
tense
medium-paced
4.25
foreverbookedtoo's review against another edition
3.0
Fascinating, but could have been written better; probably not fault of the author--would have liked to have gotten into the mind of Marcus, but appears he wasn't willing.
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