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Summary: Perfect Victim
Review: I really enjoyed this book...both times I read it. It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. I couldn't put it down. I am a college student and am currently writing a report on this book. It is definitely a must read.
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Summary: Excellent, excellent, excellent!
Review: I thought this book was a fantastic read. It was incredibly interesting, which made me want to keep on reading, and it was written primarily based on fact, rather than the authors putting their two cents in. Job well done!
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Summary: Cool
Review: If you like true crime stories this is the book for yo
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Summary: The Perfect Book
Review: It has been about 5 years since I have read the book and all I can think about is how much I want to read it again. This was such a captivating story. I really felt for the victim. The book had such great detail and it kept you wanting to read more and more. I know i'll read it again.
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Summary: Disturbing
Review: It has been years since I read this book...But NEVER forgot it either..it was like I read it yesterday! I remember Thinking about what it would be like to be trapped in a box! It used to take my breath away! This book will leave you with some unaswered questions..Like...why not escape when you can?...or why not Tell someone You were kidnapped? I guess we don't understand these things If we have not been in her shoes. I actually cried for this girl..The fear of Not knowing what was coming next from her twisted abductors..gave me chills and many sleepless nights.
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Summary: Creepy, but very intriguing
Review: It's been a few years since I read this book, but I can remember the story as if I had just finished it the other day. This is an amazing, true story of a victim held captive for seven intense years filled with physical and mental abuse. This book takes you there and you can almost feel what it was like to be kept in a box under the bed for days at a time. It's a twisted story, but if you like strange books, this one will be perfect for your reading enjoyment. I really enjoyed it and would read it again.
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Summary: A true crime book of pure evil.
Review: Most crimes occur in minutes or hours. This is the story of a crime that continued for over seven years. The husband, Cameron, enjoys inflicting pain and terror on his wife Janice. After years of abuse, Janice reaches an agreement with Cameron. She can have a baby while he can have a slave woman. The slave will endure the pain and terror, but there is to be no sex with her. A trap is set which springs upon an innocent 20 year old woman, Colleen. As if directed by the hand of the devil, Colleen is subjected to series of steps that leaves her out of touch with reality and unable to escape. All of this occurs while Cameron and Janice maintain the appearance of an average family with two young children. The book presents the heartrending details of Colleen's captivity, her faith in God, and her eventual freedom. The book leaves the reader wondering how they would fair if in Colleen's situation, if Janice was in some ways a victim herself, and how one man, from a normal background, could be so evil. The book draws mostly from newspaper articles and court records and lacks direct input from the primary participants. Recommended to anyone interested in the academic subjects of brainwashing, Patty Hurst, Stockholm syndrome, sadomasochism, and victim survival.
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Summary: Significant?
Review: No, it's not a book that will change the world. Nor does it need to be. It is an account; it is a good account. The narrative style approaches Joseph Wambaugh's nonfiction, and that's praise indeed.I guess the only real advice I'd give about the book is not to flip through it just before dinner.
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Summary: yuck
Review: Okay, normally, i like bondage. i like anything of the sort. but this is just plain sick. i only read the excerpt, but its cruel and disgusting and unnatural...
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Summary: An amazing read
Review: One of the criticisms in reviews of this book is that it fails to answer the question, Why didn't Colleen Stan leave when she could?
I am simply amazed that readers of this book could come away from it not knowing the answer to that question. It may seem impossible that after enduring three years of isolation and extreme torture, that Colleen wouldn't run away the first chance she got. But on the other hand, who among us has gone through anything remotely like what she went through? How can anyone suggest that they know what pyschological impact being kept in a coffin for eight months after being kidnapped would be?
Colleen Stan didn't have the opportunity to "leave" until over three years of on-going control and abuse. To suggest that this might not put her in a mental state that would allow her to believe the lies she was being told is simply naive.
The author of this book does NOT fail in attempting to make clear why Colleen Stan didn't leave and also why some people might not believe her. It is a very balanced and well-written tale. It is in no way boring as one reviewer suggested. It is a horrifically fascinating story of a bizzare sadist, his compliant wife, and their victim.
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