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ladyreading365's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
persian_green's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Rape
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Car accident, and Alcohol
sevenlefts's review
4.0
Okay, so this isn't the best-written or edited book out there. But I love that it was written, and I really grew to like Mikey and his story. I could really feel the simultaneous fear and affection he had for his family, and his descriptions of his family's nomadic life is fascinating. Be warned, though, some of the more graphic sections are not for the faint of heart.
I don't know that I would have had the courage to come through his experiences as strongly as he did. It's a quick read, and although it doesn't delve as deeply as I'd hoped into Romany culture, it does provide an insider's glimpse into a gritty, unique and disappearing world.
I don't know that I would have had the courage to come through his experiences as strongly as he did. It's a quick read, and although it doesn't delve as deeply as I'd hoped into Romany culture, it does provide an insider's glimpse into a gritty, unique and disappearing world.
booksarecoolwhoknew's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
No rating because it feels strange to rate the story of someone’s life, but I found it fascinating and pretty much couldn’t put it down til I’d finished it
lisaar91's review against another edition
3.0
I find it really hard to review true stories. You aren't commenting on someone's work. But their life.
This is being made into a a tv series (or tv film) next year on the BBC. I'm looking forward to seeing how they do it!
This is being made into a a tv series (or tv film) next year on the BBC. I'm looking forward to seeing how they do it!
casspro's review against another edition
2.0
This is not something for the faint of heart. I don't quite know what I was anticipating, but this book called to me from the library shelves. I agree with some of the other reviewers that it seems a stretch that Walsh remembers so many vivid details and conversations from when he was four, five, six years old. A lot of this must have been hand-me-down stories, exaggerations, or retellings of already existing memories. The big take-away from this book is violence. Physical, sexual, mental, emotional. Whether it's true or not, the details are gut wrenching and skin crawling. I guess I wanted something a little more romanticized; I wasn't prepared for the reality that Walsh portrays of the Gypsy culture.
xenschei's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
sony08's review against another edition
5.0
Full review at: http://noemptyshelveshere.blogspot.co.uk/
This is quite an inspiring book and it was interesting to be given the insight into the life of a Gypsy family whatever the discomfort it gave me reading some of those lines. Well done to Mikey Walsh for coming out and standing up to the abuse he has endured. This is a well written account, the language flows very well and keep the reader going right from the start to the last page of the book.
This is quite an inspiring book and it was interesting to be given the insight into the life of a Gypsy family whatever the discomfort it gave me reading some of those lines. Well done to Mikey Walsh for coming out and standing up to the abuse he has endured. This is a well written account, the language flows very well and keep the reader going right from the start to the last page of the book.