so-soMeh. It was fine. Unbelievable story, obviously. And I wanted to scream at people throughout. While the narrator was great, I would have loved to have heard the author read it - but I'm sure there were reasons that she didn't.
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pickWOW!! Im still catching my breath from this INSANE memoir that had me gripped from the very beginning. Cheryl grew up in the most unusual and chaotic family. Parents and two siblings who were literally fugitives from the law. Cheryl didn‘t know from whom or why they were constantly changing identities and continents until much later in her life. With an over controlling narcissistic father & a passive mother Cheryl lived on the edge 👇🏽
pickIn the same vein as The Glass Castle and Educated, though Nowhere Girl is less about physical abuse and more about manipulation, but each of these authors share incredible childhood experiences. In Nowhere Girl, Cheryl (a new name) takes readers through multiple countries & scenarios where she‘s expected to lie about her family and their background. Much is revealed about her origin story later in the book as well as why her family is on the run.
so-soStrange book but I did like it. Interconnected stories that do connect at the end. Many different voices. Some parts were more vivid and graphic than I anticipated. If I knew it had parts about WWII, I would not have read it.
How many is too many books for a 10 day cabin trip?? 🤔 How many do you think I packed?? 🤣 Starting this one, which came highly recommended!
pickMy pantry reno is completed ( I emptied and took down old crap shelves and filled the holes and painted, a lovely carpenter built these beauties) and now I get to fill it! Where to start 👏🏻👏🏻 I‘m going to need a new book to listen to! This book is awesome on audio and so captivating
so-soIt‘s an inevitable comparison, but having read “Educated,” “The Glass Castle,” and this book, I like this one the least. I find the limits of my credulity stretched to the breaking point after reading about so many unbelievable stories. The pacing was also really off. We get extensive details from each year when she was a young child and then whole years are skipped when she is a young adult. TW for abuse and sexual assault.
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