An interesting account of yet another narcissistic murderer. Clear timeline of events and well written. Will keep you on the edge of your seat.
It isn't that I don't believe 'paranormal' events happen, but the material in this book was almost too much! Kind of like listening to a campfire story with the narrator doing voices for the women as well, ala' Monty Python.
it's a bit too New Age for me. I was trying for a bit more practical advice.
Engaging yet DEEP. Delves into the background and mind of the killer. It made me feel empathy for this horrible man.
Sound more like a college text book. I thought this would show more case histories than theory.
It's interesting if you are a student of sociology perhaps.
Barton Dawes' unremarkable but comfortable existence suddenly takes a turn for the worst. A new highway extension is being built right over the laundry plant where he works - and right over his home. Dawes isn't the sort of man who will take an insult of this magnitude lying down. His steadfast determination to fight the inevitable course of progress drives his wife and friends away while he tries to face down the uncaring bureaucracy that has destroyed his life.
First, I thought I wasn't going to like this story very much. it was a bit slow to start but once it got rolling from about the middle on to the conclusion, you learned to care for the characters and the story always kept you wondering until the end how things would work out.This ended up being another fine story by Stephen King as Richard Bachman.
was this supposed to be more about the author?
"What was the likelihood my adopted daughter would have my father's hazel eyes and my mother's mental illness?" In this fiercely candid memoir, Dr. Pruchno, a scientist widely acclaimed for her research on mental illness and families, shows how mental illness threatened to destroy her own family. Not once, but twice.
my story with my daughter had been told. Very well written and the delivery of narration was a bit robotic at first, was also quite good.
As usual, this was another great story. The only thing I would change is the narrator's reading of Holly. I don't quite understand why he portrayed her with such a halting voice but overall, this was an enjoyable listen!
Four Rooms, Upstairs - a finalist for the Next Generation Indie Book Award - is the story of Linda Appleman Shapiro, an immigrant daughter who grew up on the top floor of a small home in 1940s Brooklyn, and struggled to understand her mentally ill mother. For years Linda tried to ignore the phases when her mother was "not herself." As the youngest child and only girl, Linda spent many days at home alone with her mother, watching her battle memories of loss and despair, unable to cope.
it was like reading about my life.
Eventhough the author and I are years apart...I was born 1958, the story was so much like what I had experienced that is was as if someone took a snapshot of my early life! Great story and very good narration.