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Waiting to Be Heard A Memoir
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Knox, Amanda
MikeW
, January 26, 2014
Superbly written, this gripping story is a must read which others can learn from I have just discovered Amanda Knox is an outstanding writer; this is a powerful narrative that you will not be able to put down. I couldn't! Those who follow this case need to hear her side. Those who are not familiar with this case will be transfixed by this gut-wrenching tale of a young woman "caught up in a Hitchcockian nightmare," While this is a must-read for True Crime buffs, Feminists should be rallying to Amanda's cause. I was deeply moved by Amanda's candid and straightforward confessions on experimenting with casual sex, trying to gain maturity, and attempting to become independent. Ultimately these attempts end in disaster. Amanda never flinches in revealing the mistakes she made due to her innocence an naivete, and how ruthless officials took advantage of her trust. A true coming-of-age horror story! By now the independent forensic review (which ridiculed the forensic evidence), the exposure of the tabloid frenzy of slut-shaming (amounting to "sexism run rampant"), and the Italian Appeals Court's Hellmann Report, acquitting Amanda & Raffaele (as well as excoriating those for ever bringing the case to trial), have demonstrated why Amanda was wrongfully convicted. What Amanda does in her painfully honest narrative is vividly recreate how she went through this nightmare and survived. Like "An Education", Amanda has an important message for other naive, innocent, and carefree students heading out on their own. Having paid a great price for her trust in strangers, all young people can learn from her experiences. Older folks, too! It is a lesson on how social networking, and the tabloid media, can be a danger to us all. This is a powerful, gripping, and tragic story, vividly written by a young woman who never asked to be famous. Many others have written about her, and now Amanda Knox deserves to be heard. I guarantee you will find it a worthwhile and moving experience!
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Honor Bound: My Journey to Hell and Back with Amanda Knox
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Raffaele Sollecito and Andrew Gumbel
MikeW
, January 26, 2014
Compelling and brutally frank - truly great reading Boy meets girl. Boy becomes enamored with girl. Boy and Girl spend four nightmare years in prison for a crime they didn't commit. Not your usual love story! This is a fascinating and gripping story told by a young man who almost became an afterthought in a sensationalized murder trial. While much publicity was given to the horrible murder of Meredith Kercher, and the subsequent imprisonment and conviction of American student Amanda Knox, little was said or written about the student only known as "Amanda's Italian boyfriend." It may be cliché to say I couldn't put this book down - but I couldn't put it down. Raffaele's openness and sincerity create a moving account of a hapless kid caught up in a situation beyond his control. Trusting and naïve beyond belief, both Raffaele and Amanda fail to realize what is happening to them until it is too late. In the end, an honest judge saves them from decades in prison. Before that happens, they undergo a nightmare journey through the byzantine labyrinth called the Italian justice system, making this a powerful and exciting read! Raffaele is thrown into a world he is little prepared for, and tells his story with candor, clarity, and guts! One almost winces at his willingness to criticize not only Italian officials who can still do him damage, but his own family, and especially himself. Caught in a media maelstrom, his family battles to save him, and Raffaele is painfully honest about the mistakes they make along the way. Above all, he will not do the one thing that will free him from hell: Sell an innocent girl down the river. Instead, he is willing to remain locked in a cell, learning how to survive in a population of criminals. Regardless of what you may think about the case and verdict, this is a brutally frank account of survival and ultimate justice. If you like good non-fiction adventure, you will love this!
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