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Summary: Very Interesting
Review: I did agree with the man who said this book is poorly edited, but David Smith did not set out to be a writer. He was just a regular guy until this tragedy happened to him. So I can't criticize him for those mistakes. I honestly believe him when he said he did not write this book to make the money, but instead he felt like it was a step towards the healing process. I feel so sorry for what happened to this man.
The book was a very fast read and very hard to put down from the first page. I really think it was interesting to find out what was actually happening during that 9 day period. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in that story. And, I do agree with David Smith....everyone needs to remember who the REAL victims were.
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Summary: SUCH HURT.....
Review: I DID LIKE THE BOOK IN THE SENSE THAT IT RECREATES THE WAY YOU LOOK AT YOUR OWN CHILDREN.I CHOOSE NOT TO USE THE WORD ENJOY,BECUASE IT'S SO CLEAR TO ME IN THE BOOK THAT DAVID,AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITTING,HE HIMSELF WAS STILL VERY TORN BETWEEN FEELINGS OF LOVE FOR SUSAN AND TOTAL DISCONNECTION AFTER SHE DONE SOMETHING THAT HE CAN'T GET HIS MIND AROUND--AT LAEST WE (READERS) CAN SEE THIS STORY FROM THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN--DAVID CAN'T! EVERYONE I'M SURE KNOWS HE BATTLES THE LOST OF HIS BOYS,BUT I DOUBT FEW THINK OF THE OVERWHELMING FEELING OF (DID I EVER KNOW THIS WOMAN AT ALL) MY HEART GOES OUT TO HIM FOR THE LOSS,AND SOME SENSE OF CLOSURE FOR HIS CONNECTION TO THIS MASTER OF VERY CONVINCING FACES OF ACTUAL HORROR.THIS BOOK IS INDEED VERY INTENSE AND SAD!
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Summary: Very touching and compelling
Review: I knew of David Smith through a mutual friend of ours,and after hearing of this senseless trajedy bestowed upon him,I knew I had to read this book to learn more about his life with Susan,and how he has dealt with the death of his 2 young sons. I found myself getting very teary eyed when he talked about his children,and could only imagine the pain he must have gone through.I enjoyed the book alot,as it let me know David alot more than I knew him before.
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Summary: Pure torture
Review: I titled this "pure torture" because the children killed by their mother were pure and were tortured to death -- she watched the car sink into the water. The whole situation also was pure torture for David Smith and his family. I'm sure he still reels from the shock that he could have married someone who would do this to her own child. The writing of this book must've been very painful for David, as is evident in the perfectly-chosen photograph of David on the back jacket of the hardback book. There simply is no excuse for what Susan Smith did. The book answers questions left despite the wide media coverage after Susan finally broke down and admitted to pushing the car in the river. "Why" is a question to which no one will ever receive an acceptable answer, probably not even Susan Smith herself.
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Summary: Aspiring writer's should read this one!
Review: If you are interested in becoming a writer "Beyond All Reason"- "My Life With Susan Smith" is a a good example of how skilled writers - in this case the husband-and-wife writing team called "Carol Calef" does a masterful job of editing an amazing collection of often trivial items to make it an intensely readable book for many people. The deft selection of small details brought into the story at exactly the right time do much to determine the reader's end feelings about this much publicized. For writers this is an exercise in the proper use of words to achieve a desired over-all impression.
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Summary: Couldn't put it down
Review: It was fascinating to hear the story from an iside perspective.Its so awful all around.David Smith must be a strong man to have went on with life like he did.I think Susan was seriously crazy, so I do feel a touch of sympathy for her. Its awful what happened to those poor kids.
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Summary: Excellent True Crime Story
Review: So sad, the fact that Susan Smith could murder her own children & still face her family, friends and the media acting as though the children really were kidnapped. Susan lived the lie of the kidnapping for 9-days knowing in her own mind that the children were in a lake dead!. Riveting story!
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Summary: She Should Never Have Had Children
Review: Susan Smith is the cruellest person I have ever read about. She drove her car into a lake with her two infant sons strapped trustingly in the backseat, then stood on the shore and watched it sink to the murky bottom. She fabricated a story about an alleged carjacker to disguise her sole culpability in this crime. She shed crocodile tears for her estranged husband, her family, friends, the police, the media, and the world, while her murderous secret remained locked inside her noxious heart. She sentenced her boys to death and David to a life of grief. She sits today in prison. She will never on this earth suffer the consequences of what she did.I started crying two pages into this book, and the tears flowed throughout every aching page. David's pain and suffering is so tragically transmitted to readers that we can almost touch it. But only almost. It is so agonising, so raw, so heartrending, and so horrific, that if Susan Smith were in a room with me I would scream "Why?" repeatedly while pounding her body with my fists! As I write this, there is a lump in my throat, my jaw is clenched, and the tears are welling up. It is instinctive; I simply can't help myself. I will never forget this story, this book, David, or beautiful and innocent little Michael and Alex. Nor should anyone else. Forgetting them would be like forgetting what it means to be human.
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Summary: She Should Never Have Had Children
Review: Susan Smith is the cruellest person I have ever read about. She drove her car into a lake with her two infant sons strapped trustingly in the backseat, then stood on the shore and watched it sink to the murky bottom. She fabricated a story about an alleged carjacker to disguise her sole culpability in this crime. She shed crocodile tears for her estranged husband, her family, friends, the police, the media, and the world, while her murderous secret remained locked inside her noxious heart. She sentenced her boys to death and David to a life of grief. She sits today in prison. She will never on this earth suffer the consequences of what she did. I started crying two pages into this book, and the tears flowed throughout every aching page. David's pain and suffering is so tragically transmitted to readers that we can almost touch it. But only almost. It is so agonising, so raw, so heartrending, and so horrific, that if Susan Smith were in a room with me I would scream "Why?" repeatedly while pounding her body with my fists! As I write this, there is a lump in my throat, my jaw is clenched, and the tears are welling up. It is instinctive; I simply can't help myself. I will never forget this story, this book, David, or beautiful and innocent little Michael and Alex. Nor should anyone else. Forgetting them would be like forgetting what it means to be human.
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Summary: Because we care...
Review: This book is not only very easy to read and very difficult to put down, but will also make you appreciate what you have and not take it for granted. David Smith went through hell and back, but what I appreciated most about the book, was that he never slandered his ex-wife the way the rest of the world did. He is indeed an honorable man. Also, the fact that he included some of his most private letters and poems that were sent to him about the boys was very touching....
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