I Am the Central Park Jogger : A Story of Hope and Possibility

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Summary: Excellent
Review: I found this a very honest, sad and inspirational story.

As for the prosecutions being overturned, the boys let of jail had previously confessed to the crime and re-enacted it on video tape. They also had confessed to committing other assaults and robberies earlier that night.

So it is not at all clear they were in fact innocent. And to characterize Ms. Meili as anything but a victim an heroic survivor is perposterous.

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Summary: SHE IS A TRUE SURVIVOR.
Review: I ORDERED THIS BOOK, BEING FAMILIAR (AS A NEW YORKER) WITH THE EVENTS OF APRIL 19TH & 20TH, 1989. IT TOOK ME ONLY 3 DAYS TO READ IT FROM COVER TO COVER.

MS. MEILI DOESN'T GO INTO AS GREAT DETAIL ABOUT HER INJURIES AS ONE WOULD EXPECT (SHE REFERS THE READER TO TIMOTHY SULLIVAN'S BOOK: UNEQUAL VERDICTS). INSTEAD, SHE DESCRIBES HER JOURNEY FROM BEING IN A COMA (BASED ON WHAT FAMILY, FRIENDS & MEDICAL PERSONNEL HAVE TOLD HER) TO TODAY, AND THE IMPACT THAT ALL THE WELL WISHES HAVE HAD ON HER RECOVERY OVER THESE 14 YEARS. SHE IS VERY POSITIVE IN HER OUTLOOK AND HER WRITINGS, MUCH MORE THAN ONE WOULD EXPECT CONSIDERING EVERYTHING SHE HAS BEEN THROUGH.
SHE ALSO DESCRIBES THE POSITIVE EFFECTS SHE HAS HAD ON OTHER'S LIVES. THIS IS A MUST READ.

WHEN IT RAINED IN HER LIFE, SHE LOOKED FOR THE RAINBOW, AND SHE FOUND IT. READING THIS BOOK REMINDED ME OF PSALMS 30:1-3.

TOUGH TIMES NEVER LAST, BUT TOUGH PEOPLE DO.

IN ADDITION TO THIS BOOK, I RECOMMEND PEOPLE ALSO READ: BROOKLYN NOIR, edited by Tim McLoughlin.

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Summary: A triumphant woman who inspires you to be the best you can
Review: This book was fabulous. I read it and could not believe the drive this woman who was near death had. Her strenght mentally and physically is amazing and will make each and every reader feel like they can do better in whatever they do. I am inspired by her ability to re-live the ordeal to the best of her ability and to put it out there in the open for people to judge and to know things that are not really thier buisness. I think she is is an inspiration to everyone who has a goal, any goal in life.