Running with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs Stars: **** Picador (2003) Memoir 320 pages Summary: Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her unorthodox psychiatrist who bore a striking resemblance to Santa Claus. So at… Read More »
Garbage Bag Suitcase by Shenandoah Chefalo
Garbage Bag Suitcase: A Memoir by Shenandoah Chefalo Stars: **** Mission Point Press (2016) 194 pages Autobiography/Family/Relationships/Abuse/Memoir Disclosure: This book was received for review purposes. This post contains affiliate links. Summary: Garbage Bag Suitcase is the true story of Shenandoah Chefalo’s wholly dysfunctional journey through a childhood with neglectful, drug-and alcohol addicted parents. She endured… Read More »
A Child Called “It” by Dave Pelzer
A Child Called It: One Child’s Courage to Survive by Dave Peltzer Health Communications, Inc. Self-Help/Psychology/Inspiration 184 pages This post contains affiliate links. This is one of the hardest books I’ve ever read. Dave underwent abuse like I’ve never seen or heard of anywhere else. Apparently it was one of the most severe child abuse… Read More »