Jaycee Dugard
Hardcover | Pages: 273 pages Rating: 3.91 | 92765 Users | 7794 Reviews
Details About Books A Stolen Life
| Title | : | A Stolen Life |
| Author | : | Jaycee Dugard |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 273 pages |
| Published | : | July 12th 2011 by Simon Schuster (first published July 11th 2011) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. Crime. True Crime. Biography. Mystery. Biography Memoir |
Commentary Concering Books A Stolen Life
On 10 June 1991, eleven-year-old Jaycee Dugard was abducted from a school bus stop within sight of her home in Tahoe, California. It was the last her family and friends saw of her for over eighteen years. On 26 August 2009, Dugard, her daughters, and Phillip Craig Garrido appeared in the office of her kidnapper's parole officer in California. Their unusual behaviour sparked an investigation that led to the positive identification of Jaycee Lee Dugard, living in a tent behind Garrido's home. During her time in captivity, at the age of fourteen and seventeen, she gave birth to two daughters, both fathered by Garrido.Dugard's memoir is written by the 30-year-old herself and covers the period from the time of her abduction in 1991 up until the present. In her stark, utterly honest and unflinching narrative, Jaycee opens up about what she experienced, including how she feels now, a year after being found. Garrido and his wife Nancy have since pleaded guilty to their crimes.
Itemize Books As A Stolen Life
| Original Title: | A Stolen Life |
| ISBN: | 1451629184 (ISBN13: 9781451629187) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Jaycee Dugard, Phillip Greg Garrido, Nancy Garrido |
| Setting: | South Lake Tahoe, California,1991(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Memoir & Autobiography (2011) |
Rating About Books A Stolen Life
Ratings: 3.91 From 92765 Users | 7794 ReviewsCommentary About Books A Stolen Life
I am definately going to hug my children a little tighter and make sure I remember the promises I make to them after reading this book. I remember seeing Jaycee's face on missing posters and praying for her when I was a teenager. I also remember the day I was watching the news and heard the news of incredible discovery. While I was reading this book I could not stop thinking about when I was eleven years old. Jaycee does a wonderful job of showing exactly how her life was stolen. I guess becauseHard to read, hard to review. Please know that the two-star rating is no reflection on Ms. Dugard or my abject horror at what she experienced. But I certainly didn't really "like" it and I'm not sure I'd actually recommend it to anyone. The diction and syntax are somewhat simple, but that rang true, since her formal education stopped at 5th grade. Parts were very repetitive, the graphic details made my stomach turn, and it skipped over the time period I was most curious about.Ms. Dugard's
The five stars are not for the literary value of this book, but for the honest telling of what these 18 stolen years were like for Jaycee Dugard. I am glad she allowed us to read this story in her own words, and not some smooth, glossy version of her story written by a ghost writer. The simple language enhanced this book in my opinion. You really felt the presence of that young girl reliving her story. This is a remarkable young lady with more strength than I can imagine ever having. I feel we
Anyone else getting "If I Die Young" vibes here?Now, on a more serious note, the subject of kidnappings has driven me wild all my life. When I was a youngster (and I still am, but I mean when I was a young youngster), kidnappings were the stuff of nightmares for me. In kindergarten, I had a dream I was in class at a party at night, and when I went out into the hallway alone, this guy[image error]put me in a big black bag and carried me away into the night. I peed the bed that night and went into
I do not review this book for literary value and didn't "love" most of what I read. It took me several days to just get through her heartbreaking story. I give my five stars to amazing woman who endured what most of us can never fathom. As a mother and someone in the criminal justice field, it sickens me that a victim could be in plain view for so many years and never be noticed. I have nothing but deep admiration for Jaycee and the countless others victims whose stories we will never fully know
I have so much respect for this woman. She managed to hold it together, even though she felt helpless and defeated, just to be there for her daughters who were born out of rape. It's hard not to get emotional when hearing everything that this woman was put through from the age of 11 until the age of 29. That's 18 years folks. 18 years of captivity, emotional abuse, rape, and living in substandard conditions (imagine using a bucket as a toilet, washing up with stale water, and sleeping in a tent
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