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A review by katalinareads
Refuse to Drown by Shawn Smucker, Tim Kreider
5.0
I have received this book for free in the Goodreads Giveaway.
I must start by saying that this is a book that will stay with me for a long time. First of all, it is a true story, not just based on one, and this gives it even more depth and meaning. Secondly, the manner in which Tim Kreider chose to write it makes it more touching and poignant. Reading about what he went though before, during and after the incarceration of his teenage son was heartbreaking.
"Refuse to Drown" is the true story of a triple murder in Manheim Township, Pa in May of 2007. Tim Kreider is the father of then 16 year old Alec Kreider, the young man who would eventually be charged with killing his best friend and his parents.
When I think of a murder I usually think about the family of the people who were killed, rarely, if ever, I give a second thought yo the family of the person who committed the crime. I read this book feeling that Tim Kreider wrote it trying to help others deal with similar ordeals. His family was shook to its very core by what happened and probably even today, they are affected by it.
This book made my cry and it gave me hope at the same time.
I must start by saying that this is a book that will stay with me for a long time. First of all, it is a true story, not just based on one, and this gives it even more depth and meaning. Secondly, the manner in which Tim Kreider chose to write it makes it more touching and poignant. Reading about what he went though before, during and after the incarceration of his teenage son was heartbreaking.
"Refuse to Drown" is the true story of a triple murder in Manheim Township, Pa in May of 2007. Tim Kreider is the father of then 16 year old Alec Kreider, the young man who would eventually be charged with killing his best friend and his parents.
When I think of a murder I usually think about the family of the people who were killed, rarely, if ever, I give a second thought yo the family of the person who committed the crime. I read this book feeling that Tim Kreider wrote it trying to help others deal with similar ordeals. His family was shook to its very core by what happened and probably even today, they are affected by it.
This book made my cry and it gave me hope at the same time.