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The Pale-Faced Lie
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bookshelves: abuse-or-addiction, cover-love, from-the-publisher, non-fiction, physical-galley-or-finished-copy, tough-subjects, debuts, disturbing, drama
Feb 11, 2020
bookshelves: abuse-or-addiction, cover-love, from-the-publisher, non-fiction, physical-galley-or-finished-copy, tough-subjects, debuts, disturbing, drama
I want to start by saying how happy I am that David Crow decided to share his story and write The Pale-Faced Lie. As someone who also had a difficult childhood (although the craziness ended for me when I was 12 and I wasn't a little hellion) I can understand how hard it would be to put your story out in the world for people to judge. His experiences were so hard to read about, but I'm glad I had a chance to read this book and I applaud him for writing it.
The Pale-Faced Lie really opened my eyes to what life was like on a Navajo Indian Reservation in the 50s and 60s and I feel like I learned a lot of different things, not just about the author's life. I also really liked the pictures that were included in the book and I really wish there had been more of them. I love memoir's that include pictures so I can get little snapshots of what people actually looked like and put names to faces. Crow has a fascinating life story, and one that I know will stick with me a long time. His dad was an interesting, to put it nicely, man and I couldn't believe some of the things that happened in this book.
I ended up reading the beginning of The Pale-Faced Lie, but then I switched over to audio which I think is the way to go with this book. Even though the author doesn't narrate it, I really enjoyed the narrator Kaipo Schwab and think he did a fantastic job bringing David Crow's story to life. If you are going to read this book I would recommend having the physical copy for the pictures and doing the audio for actually reading it.
Song/s the book brought to mind Help! by The Beatles
Final Thought: For David Crow's story, you really do have to read it to believe it. So many crazy things happen in this book, and you definitely get the picture of what a dysfunctional family he had. I really felt for him and I wouldn't wish most of what happened on anyone no matter what. If you are looking for a fascinating memoir, you will find it in The Pale-Faced Lie!
My many thanks to the publisher for providing me with an advance review copy of this book, all opinions and thoughts are my own.
The Pale-Faced Lie really opened my eyes to what life was like on a Navajo Indian Reservation in the 50s and 60s and I feel like I learned a lot of different things, not just about the author's life. I also really liked the pictures that were included in the book and I really wish there had been more of them. I love memoir's that include pictures so I can get little snapshots of what people actually looked like and put names to faces. Crow has a fascinating life story, and one that I know will stick with me a long time. His dad was an interesting, to put it nicely, man and I couldn't believe some of the things that happened in this book.
I ended up reading the beginning of The Pale-Faced Lie, but then I switched over to audio which I think is the way to go with this book. Even though the author doesn't narrate it, I really enjoyed the narrator Kaipo Schwab and think he did a fantastic job bringing David Crow's story to life. If you are going to read this book I would recommend having the physical copy for the pictures and doing the audio for actually reading it.
Song/s the book brought to mind Help! by The Beatles
Final Thought: For David Crow's story, you really do have to read it to believe it. So many crazy things happen in this book, and you definitely get the picture of what a dysfunctional family he had. I really felt for him and I wouldn't wish most of what happened on anyone no matter what. If you are looking for a fascinating memoir, you will find it in The Pale-Faced Lie!
My many thanks to the publisher for providing me with an advance review copy of this book, all opinions and thoughts are my own.
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February 7, 2020
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February 7, 2020
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February 7, 2020
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abuse-or-addiction
February 7, 2020
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physical-galley-or-finished-copy
February 7, 2020
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non-fiction
February 7, 2020
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from-the-publisher
February 7, 2020
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cover-love
February 7, 2020
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tough-subjects
February 7, 2020
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drama
February 7, 2020
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disturbing
February 7, 2020
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debuts
February 11, 2020
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Feb 18, 2020 07:07PM
what a great read brilliant i too had a sick mother and was a middle child very relevant thank you
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kathy schroeder wrote: "what a great read brilliant i too had a sick mother and was a middle child very relevant thank you"My father was different than his, but they were both messed up. It was a very powerful read for sure! Glad you enjoyed it as well.
