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kelseytaylor's review against another edition
5.0
Blew through this book in a day. I remember being a kid living in Utah when she was taken, and having to have a conversation with my parents about what I should do if something like this happened to me. I also remember when she was found, and what all the stories and press were saying about it and her. I really appreciated being able to read about it from her raw perspective.
Some of the reviews about this book are, honestly, harsh. People hated it because it was laced with “too much God” for them, which I just find stupid. The book is literally called “My Story” and it’s her experience with abduction, abuse, and her eventually return home—Smart makes it abundantly clear that God was a HUGE factor in what gave her strength and hope to actually make it home. I’m just sayin’ don’t trash on someone else’s faith experiences if you literally picked up a memoir about a person of strong faith.
Honestly the book was simply written (another common criticism about it), which made it easy and quick to read. Personally I feel like the supposed “childlike writing” actually made it easier to see her as the innocent and vulnerable 14 year old girl she was depicting, as opposed to the 25 year-old woman she was while writing it.
I’d definitely recommend this book.
Some of the reviews about this book are, honestly, harsh. People hated it because it was laced with “too much God” for them, which I just find stupid. The book is literally called “My Story” and it’s her experience with abduction, abuse, and her eventually return home—Smart makes it abundantly clear that God was a HUGE factor in what gave her strength and hope to actually make it home. I’m just sayin’ don’t trash on someone else’s faith experiences if you literally picked up a memoir about a person of strong faith.
Honestly the book was simply written (another common criticism about it), which made it easy and quick to read. Personally I feel like the supposed “childlike writing” actually made it easier to see her as the innocent and vulnerable 14 year old girl she was depicting, as opposed to the 25 year-old woman she was while writing it.
I’d definitely recommend this book.
lace_m_3's review against another edition
4.0
This book was a quick, interesting read. Elizabeth's story was fascinating and full of hope. I appreciated that it wasn't steeped in all the terrible details but was more matter-of-fact. This girl is truly an inspiration of forgiveness and overcoming tragedy and if you are in to survival stories- I recommend this one!
autumnbrookew's review against another edition
5.0
it took me less than a day to get through this book. i have studied elizabeth’s story multiple times but never through her own words until now. her bravery and courage in such a terrifying and traumatic situation is purely uplifting. i’m thankful that she shares her story with the masses in order to prevent others from suffering in the way that she did.
something i loved is that she repeatedly uses the names of her captors in order to make the readers understand that these monsters were very much real, and that people like them do in fact exist in the world.
something i loved is that she repeatedly uses the names of her captors in order to make the readers understand that these monsters were very much real, and that people like them do in fact exist in the world.
didiluvvz's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
marnella's review against another edition
2.0
Audiobook- I feel terrible giving this book 2 stars as it's a true story and what she lived through was horrendous. However she is not a story teller. It felt like it was written by a child looking for shock value but they were too naive to know what those shocking things were. I felt big eye rolls often listening to this.
mouwuol's review against another edition
5.0
I don't know why it took me so long to read this as Elizabeth Smart has been my inspiration and idol for more than a decade. I looked to her for strength when I had hard times, I admired her attitude and outlook on life. I still do and she still is my favourite person in this whole world.
I knew everything about her case already but this went into detail and honestly it was really hard to read. Crimes against children will forever warrant a death sentence in my opinion.
I knew everything about her case already but this went into detail and honestly it was really hard to read. Crimes against children will forever warrant a death sentence in my opinion.