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Gypsy Boy by Mikey Walsh

kevin_shepherd's review against another edition

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5.0

“I hated violence; I couldn’t stand it. But I could never seem to escape it. At home, at work, and now even at school, there was always someone who wanted to beat me up.”

Up until now I thought Augusten Burroughs (Running with Scissors, 2002) had the most horrific childhood of all time. Not anymore. Mikey Walsh’s heart wrenching autobiography makes Burroughs’ adolescence seem almost tranquil and serene. I applaud Walsh’s honesty and courage but there were several occasions when I had to set this book down and step away.

My own father was often violent and cruel so I empathized with some of what Walsh wrote—but there were other aspects, other nightmarish events, that went far beyond anything I was prepared for. This is a highly recommended read, but steel yourself for an overdose of brutality and trauma.

chadcloete's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny informative fast-paced

5.0

Heart breaking, deeply troubling and extremely challenging. The book is so informative, but really hard to listen to. There are real moments of hilarity sprinkled through however.

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fernanddas's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad medium-paced

4.25

mikewa14's review against another edition

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5.0

This is a great book and very moving

full review here

http://0651frombrighton.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/gypsy-boy-and-gypsy-boy-on-run-mikey.html

charvi_not_just_fiction's review against another edition

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5.0

FULL REVIEW TO COME SOON

The only autobiography I've ever finished, Gypsy boy is a beautifully written heart wrenching book that will mess with your emotions. Enlightening, dark, funny, horrifying and sweet- it is a mixture of everything possible.

Absolutely loved it!

helen777's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.25


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thewhisperingpages's review

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dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

2.0

ditalion's review against another edition

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3.0

I find it quite hard to give this book a rating and review. It was written rather nicely and quite gripping. Intriguing story. Yet, not sure what to think about the controversy/critics regarding wether or not it is really an autobiography.

Ended up giving it 3 stars.

jojobear's review against another edition

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sad fast-paced

3.0

kflanagan92's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

4.0