The greatest book ive ever read
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whether J.T.LeRoy exists or not, you cannot deny this beautiful piece of literature. Its descritption of the protagonistchild jermeiahs life gives you a real insight to his real or fictional childhood.
Jeremiahs story is one unlike other child abuse auto biographies, just by the way that you can see every aspect of jeremiahs feelings, his relationship with others around him, whihc would still be as realsitic without the violence.
I was literlaly in tears by the end page, after reading about his whole life, and what had led up to the adult he becomes
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Unable to put down.
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I haven't actually bought this book but I borrowed it from my library, doing the usual picking a book by its cover.
At first I thought this book was going nowhere but I actually couldn't put the book down. It was immensly moving, had me in tears at some points. The characters may seem a little melodramatic however they are relatable to. Although at some points I found the story a little jumpy and confusing, carry on reading and it makes it more sense. I found it thoroughly enjoyable. The story is very shocking though, and the innocent minded may not like it.
I was unaware the book was a cult classic but after reading it I can see why.
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Bleak but compelling reading..
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I don't like violence and a lot of the stuff contained in this book but I loved reading this book. It was so compelling and written from a child's perspective, some questions go unanswered but isn't it rare that you get to see the full picture. I don't care if JT Leroy exists or not, this book is amazing and the film stayed so true to it as well. You should read this book if you have any inclination!
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ATTENTION! It never actually happened, apparently...
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Less a review, more of a disclaimer that I hope Amazon allows! It's recently been discovered that J.T. LeRoy doesn't actually exist - he was a creation of a couple living in the states and his/her public appearances was actually a woman! Check out Amazon.com for the backlash in its review section! However, it does raise an interesting point - if everybody loved J.T. LeRoy because they thought he/she was a teenage author having suffered terrible abuse, why is general consensus that he/she can't write for squat now that the jig is up? Hmmmm. In the controversy, this might give the books a second lease of life. Let's see...
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The Heart...
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I decided to read this book when I found out about the movie of it on a different website and I am glad I did. I couldn't put this book down and is definitely worth reading! I will probably end up reading this book again and I completely reccomend it!
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