REALLY GOOD!
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I first read this book when I was 11 (12 now). Some people don't think I could of undersood it, but I did. It made me realize that it could happen to anyone. This is my favorite book and I have read it 4 times, and will continue to read it.
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Frightening!
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I was a small child when Adam was abducted, and his name and face have remained an enigma in my mind. I heard bits and pieces about the case while growing up, mostly from my parents and parents of other children who suddenly took kidnapping a little bit more seriously. I wanted to learn more about the case and read this book. I was moved to tears more than once reading about this family's struggle, perserverance, and triumph. However, I also became very angry reading about how the police botched the case time and again and how John Walsh never really got justice for his son.
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A must-read for all concerned parents, eye-opening
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This book has been out for awhile now...I chose not to read it when it first came out because the content seemed too horrifying. But after an attempted child abduction in our small town, I felt compelled to read it and I'm glad I did. Most people have heard stories about Adam Walsh or other abducted and murdered children so I knew what to expect. However, I was SHOCKED to learn about the tangled politics behind child protection laws, jurisdiction, etc. I was so naive thinking that justice would be sought to the fullest extent in these cases. I have earned so much respect for John and Reve Walsh and others who have fought so hard create laws to protect our children. All parents must read this book. Then do what I did--push for a program in your city and give to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
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A moving account of every parent's worst nightmare.
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Though John Walsh does talk in a somewhat staccato-like tone, I'd hardly compare him to the barely speaking Jack Webb. The first portion of the book led me to dislike John Walsh somewhat, with his constantly praising himself. I expected he'd have an ego as large as John Douglas, and that, if he looked in a mirror, he'd say, "Wow, handsome!" As the book progressed, however, I could see that this was a literary device for showing a man who thought he was invincible, faced with a tragedy no one of us as parents even wants to imagine. Though the last chapter or two dragged in terms of literary merit, in the bulk of the book, John Walsh did a remarkable job of telling a devastating story with an enormous amount of integrity, restraint and passion. This is the only true crime reading I've ever done where I wept while reading the book. Walsh's account of his beloved, small son, and his devastating tale of that child's remains, will haunt me always. While here is a man who turned tragedy into saving the lives of countless children, his unbearable pain is evident throughout. One has the knowledge that this family will never get over the horrid, ghastly and oh-so-tragic loss of Adam Walsh's descriptions of the first hours after Adam was abducted are so horrifying, I stayed awake, just watching my son, long after I'd finished the book.. I found this an enormously brave and courageous book.
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Great book
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Truly outstanding, being a fan of the show, I tell you. You must pick up this book. Do not delay.
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