She was quite insecure. To ask other readers questions about 3, Days , please sign up. I still admire her for opening up her heart, and write a book about it. Unfortunately I cannot turn the clock back. A very honest, and well-written memoir about being kidnapped at age It is enough that she has had the courage to share her story in such detail, not shrinking from any of the atrocities he committed, with the exception of his sexual abuse. Or the people afterwards, blaming her for covering for other kidnappers. My father and I had spent the last weekend of February in Hungary, where he had purchased a holiday house in a small village not far from the border. Click Download or Read Online button to Days book pdf for free now. I feel so badly that she was not always treated well after she escaped due to those mixed feelings towards her former captor.

It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are. Author : Bob E. I will never forgive myself. I really don't know how to rate this book. Strasshof an der Nordbahn Österreich. In this book she writes how she adapted and how she managed to survive 8 harrowing years until her escape, during which she suffered extreme psychological, physical, and alluded sexual abuse. I googled her case right after I watched the movie. By scanning the 2D-Code, you will receive video, text, picture and audio information about my childhood and captivity on your mobile phone.

I never questioned the mental bullying and barely hidden aggression. Showing It is hard to rate a book like this with any number of stars. The biography seems honest enough, though she seems to have left out plenty of details. Over the years he had renovated the house, furnishing it with beautiful old furniture, making it nearly inhabitable through his efforts. Only an incredibly strong woman like Natascha Kampusch could have been able to get through this ordeal without completely losing herself. Published September 16th by Penguin Books first published September I've read other survivor accounts before, but none that had this level of honesty and perspective. Rating details. This book was hard to get through, not only because of the content but also the writing style.

I will never forget her mother seeing a "seer", who told the med I already knew that the mind goes to great length in order to survive. She also brings up Stockholm Syndrome, and despite her feelings for Priklopil, denies being psychologically disturbed in that sense. The book tells the story of her capitivity in Nataschas words. Her kidnapper, Wolfgang Priklopil, kidnapped her and told her that he was doing it for some other people. Strasshof an der Nordbahn Österreich. A great read of a Survivor! Aug 22, Kavita rated it really liked it Shelves: true-crime , autobiography-memoir , real-women , austria. Let me say, that i never expected a thrilling story with juicy details, because i wouldn't expect Natascha Kampusch to reveil every detail about her life.

That being said, of course she needed help to heal herself. She was an actress and lived in Vienna. The book tells the story of her capitivity in Nataschas words. Also you would be welcome to send me any questions or to request a dedicated autograph card. She finally gained her freedom in I don't have a perception of Priklopil as the face of evil - I see him as a somehow damaged human being with some kind of mental disability. Kampusch has also been criticised by readers for the starkness of her prose, but to me it felt utterly appropriate. When she emerged eight years later, her childhood had gone. Natascha, now aged twenty-two, lives in Vienna, where she is continuing her studies.

She also brings up Stockholm Syndrome, and despite her feelings for Priklopil, denies being psychologically disturbed in that sense. She says she tried to focus on the good parts in order to survive while still keeping in mind that he wasn't doing her a favor when he kidnapped her, as he tried to convince her he was. Later she was forced to work for her tormentor doing remodeling of the home's interior. In my opinion she deserves every penny she makes for interviews or the sale of her book and movie. We, including me, are so quick to judge others, to point our fingers, to reject, and to punish. For instance, we dont really get a feel for what she or her captor look like. May 17, Andrea Madriz rated it it was amazing Shelves: austria , ebook. I tried to see the kidnapper as a person who was not essentially evil, but had only become so in the course of his life. Having been abused myself as a child, I can testify that it was only when I turned forty that I realised the full significance of what had been lost and was able to express the rage it had never been safe to feel as a child.

She gave me the courage to step back into those scenes with the wide-open eyes of innocence, of a being who has not yet divided the world into black and white, right and wrong. Share for friends:. She also quietly responds to the myriad criticisms leveled against her, which I find amazing - she was accused of complicity, of rejecting her family, and of loving her captor, all because she had the temerity to point out that people who do terrible things are still people, they aren't hatched. Read 3, Days Natascha Kampusch. Natascha, now aged twenty-two, lives in Vienna, where she is continuing her studies. It was at hard times to follow and she seemed to contradict her experiences throughout. From being scrutinized by only one person for eight years, to the microscope of the whole world, overnight.

I hope she will continue to stay strong and heal over the years to come. I don't have a perception of Priklopil as the face of evil - I see him as a somehow damaged human being with some kind of mental disability. Choking, a hard uppercut making my jaw crunch, c. All I can say is that it kept me in a constantly alternating state of fury, horror and tearfulness. She is the only thing in his life that he can control, and she proves that even that control is not complete in the various stands that she takes refusing to call him by various titles he dreams up for himself, refusing to kneel before him. I was willing her on with her escape even though you know it happens. The Instructor by Terry Towers. This book is incredible human because is written by the principal actor in the story, with a truly perspective of the feelings and mechanisms she had to developed to survived.

I can't say the book touched me a lot I had reluctantly gone with him to Hungary on this occasion as well. But we do get lots of information on what she was feeling. Sort order. She explains this manipulation so good in her book, that we start to understand why the victims of family violence don't leave either. Lists with This Book. But early in my adult life I existed in a kind of numb ambivalence, both resenting what had happened to me and yet longing for the love and approval of those who had controlled, manipulated and abused me and who had also, contradictorily, been primary attachment figures and sources of love and affection. I cannot imagine how difficult it must have been to Natascha to actually survive this all.

Her mother and father moved apart when she was five years old. A huge portion of the book is dedicated to her "difficult" childhood. I'm only an amateur psychologist, but even I can see the ways that she is twisted by growing up in captivity. It was a complete dump, with damp walls where the plaster was crumbling off. This book is incredible human because is written by the principal actor in the story, with a truly perspective of the feelings and mechanisms she had to developed to survived. Average rating 3. Is this manipulation since she was a little girl what creates her "mental imprisonment", an illusion of total dependence on her abductor, of being less than nothing, that creates the false idea that she wouldn't be able to scape. Book De diefstal van mijn jeugd Aug 18, Diane in Australia rated it really liked it Shelves: nonfiction-crime.

There is plenty of physical abuse, though. Jill Kreuer Translator. Natascha Kampusch was taken by Wolfgang Priklopil in March, when she was only 10 years old, on her way to school. Natascha was never a confident girl, and this certainly did not help. It is still very vague after reading the whole book. I disagree, though I found this part of the book a little slow as an opening to the story we've all been waiting to hear. I hope everything will be good with Natascha. Maybe she felt she needed to defend herself - I don't know what the coverage of this case was like in Austria and Germany.

The abduction was She gave me the courage to step back into those scenes with the wide-open eyes of innocence, of a being who has not yet divided the world into black and white, right and wrong. She was an actress and lived in Vienna. Only for you. In the bars and restaurants we visited in the evenings, I was the only child in the group. One is inevitably left wondering if they could survive similar, and she was only a child! I totally support her choice to not reveal everything that took place during those years. These are issues she needs to deal with at some point if she wants to be really free. A huge portion of the book is dedicated to her "difficult" childhood.

View 2 comments. How policemen broke their promises to her, how the psychiatric she got, didn't let her get to Prinklopil's funeral. Aug 22, Kavita rated it really liked it Shelves: true-crime , autobiography-memoir , real-women , austria. In "3, Days" Natascha tells her incredible story for the first time: her difficult childhood, what exactly happened on the On 2 March ten-year-old Natascha Kampusch was snatched off the street by a stranger and bundled into a white van. Already unusually self-aware at 10 years old, this little girl goes through the unimaginable and against all odds not only survives physically but retains her identity and integrity to endure not only her captivity, but the subsequent public examination. The verbal and physical abuse and degradation of a young girl for his perverted benefit. There's no doubt that she has been through a lot of therapy - and that shines very clearly through in the book. With incredible insight and self-understanding, she describes the way the prison moved from the outer walls into her mind, as she was beaten, starved, and tortured, and conscious decisions she made and mental effort it cost to remember who she was and what was right.

This clear-eyed approach to retelling my own story in many ways set me free from that story There I really don't know how to rate this book. Mar 15, Julia Graf rated it it was amazing Shelves: non-fiction , biographical. How policemen broke their promises to her, how the psychiatric she got, didn't let her get to Prinklopil's funeral. For somebody who has I was so impressed with Natascha. Download eBook. Read 3, Days Of course eventually it all came crashing down. Priklopil kept her in a weakened state, and tried to kill her spirit, in an effort to bind her to him, and make her give up all thoughts of escaping.

That being said, of course she needed help to heal herself. Grateful acknowledgement is made for permission to reproduce the following copyright material: quotation on p. In the beginning, he was rather kind to her - gave her whatever she asked for and since she thought that he was keeping her safe from a group of child molesters, she grew somewhat close to him. I then in my terror and fright made some extremely bad decisions that I will regret for the rest of my life. I think in the book she wanted one to look outside of the perversion and horror and see it as a story of survival and strength. If i had been her, i think i would have given up. I really don't know how to rate this book. That she was able to do this from so young an age is testament to her wisdom and strength, and perhaps, as she says, it was also the key to her ultimate liberation from that hellish underground world she was trapped in for so many years. I cannot imagine how difficult it must have been to Natascha to actually survive this all. I will never forget her mother seeing a "seer", who told the media that she knows that Natascha is alive.

My father and I had spent the last weekend of February in Hungary, where he had purchased a holiday house in a small village not far from the border. This is the first kidnapping story that I remember being so blown up in the media. When these never showed up, Priklopil took her home and put her in a tiny cellar and shut her in. Her mother and father moved apart when she was five years old. No trivia or quizzes yet. Any longer and it would have been an exercise in voyeurism, any less would have been useless for telling the story. Her true tale from her own perspective, including her feelings about her kidnapper, and the Stockholm Syndrome, among many other things. Kampusch repeats again and again that she does not have Stockholm Syndrome, and then goes on to repeat that she has feelings for her kidnapper because he took care of her and that no one is always evil. When she was ten years old, Kampusch was kidnapped by a man who wished to control her and turn her into his "perfect woman. What I will never understand is how we,as a society, can be so cruel to judge this people.

Natascha's story is an amazing one--how a 10 year old girl finds herself thrown into a van and whisked away to an underground bunker, well hidden in an ordinary looking house in the city. It's a great insight into the strong young woman who survived and escaped hell. Return to Book Page. Young girls were being molested and killed. I've read other survivor accounts before, but none that had this level of honesty and perspective. It is hard to rate a book like this with any number of stars. It is still very vague after reading the whole book. I hope the writing of the book has helped her to 'heal'. It was said in an early interview that she admitted to enjoying sex with Priklopil, and while this sounds disturbing, it seems throughout the book that she actually developed a sort of relationship with him in order to feel close to another person while kept secluded from the rest of the world.

This is a book I will ponder on and celebrate for many years to come, with awe, gratitude and empathy for its author. For instance, we dont really get a feel for what she or her captor look like. Readers also enjoyed. Mar 15, Julia Graf rated it it was amazing Shelves: non-fiction , biographical. Oct 21, Riana rated it really liked it Shelves: psychology , trauma , current-events. How policemen broke their promises to her, how the psychiatric she got, didn't let her get to Prinklopil's funeral. I felt that she told the story of her abduction, her escape, and her re-entry into society, with great care, and skill. This book was hard to get through, not only because of the content but also the writing style.

With incredible insight and self-understanding, she describes the way the prison moved from the outer walls into her mind, as she was beaten, starved, and tortured, and conscious decisions she made and mental effort it cost to remember who she was and what was right. But once I was familiar with her history I was pulled into those long 8 years of natascha kampusch and her unnecessary suffering. She explains this manipulation so good in her book, that we start to understand why the victims of family violence don't leave either. There are many complexities and conflicting feelings generated by Natascha that only someone who has been in this position can understand. I have finished it a week ago and since then I have tried to decide which rating would be appropriate. She also quietly responds to the myriad criticisms leveled against her, which I find amazing - she was accused of complicity, of rejecting her family, and of loving her captor, all because she had the temerity to point out that people who do terrible things are still people, they aren't hatched. Kampusch repeats again and again that she does not have Stockholm Syndrome, and then goes on to repeat that she has feelings for her kidnapper because he took care of her and that no one is always evil. She never forget who she was no matter how much mental manipulation Priklopil practiced on her.

Maybe she really didn't want lo leave him" NO! Natasha Kampusch really is a brilliant woman even as a child. She is the only thing in his life that he can control, and she proves that even that control is not complete in the various stands that she takes refusing to call him by various titles he dreams up for himself, refusing to kneel before him. It is hard to rate a book like this with any number of stars. For somebody who has I was so impressed with Natascha. View all 5 comments. It makes a very interesting read, if that can be said about a book such as this. Her story seems unreal, like something out of a horror movie, but to see how a little child was able to survive for so long in such an environment, is a testament to the strength of her spirit and her will to live. And knowing how difficult is to grow healthy, to achieve "normally" in this society, even in a regular family, I ask myself: how many of us, who judge Natascha, would be able not only to survive but to keep the hability of being happy, of not being defined by such a horrible experience and be able to move on and built a happy and normal life? Welcome back.

There was a time, when she was laying in the basement, after hitting him, where she was starving, totally brused and in complete dark, i realized that i would have given up. She retained her own personhood and survived partly because of consciously choosing to remember the humanity of her captor. As Natascha Kampusch do. Click Download or Read Online button to Days book pdf for free now. I realise now that I was always afraid. By scanning the 2D-Code, you will receive video, text, picture and audio information about my childhood and captivity on your mobile phone. It was a complete dump, with damp walls where the plaster was crumbling off. I was humbled, also, to recognise the humanity of those who had harmed me and to have empathy for their suffering, while making the empowered choice to disconnect my life from theirs. It's a mental inability to believe in their selves created for the agressor's lies. I'm only an amateur psychologist, but even I can see the ways that she is twisted by growing up in captivity.

Already unusually self-aware at 10 years old, this little girl goes through the unimaginable and against all odds not only survives physically but retains her identity and integrity to endure not only her captivity, but the subsequent public examination. If there was a ghostwriter involved in the creation of this book, their influence was minimal; this is not a sensationalized exploitation of a victim, this is a first hand account of the psychological effects of captivity from an early age. I'm not someone who watches the news much, but something about her story captivated me then, so when I discovered she'd written a memoir about her experience, I downloaded the ebook immediately and was glued to my Kindle in every spare moment for the next couple of days. It's a mental inability to believe in their selves created for the agressor's lies. She spent 6 months he Everyone knows the story of Natascha Kampusch. It is pretty clear the mother was abusive, just not clear that she was sexually abusive. Book The Innocent. Natascha's story is an amazing one--how a 10 year old girl finds herself thrown into a van and whisked away to an underground bunker, well hidden in an ordinary looking house in the city. She says she tried to focus on the good parts in order to survive while still keeping in mind that he wasn't doing her a favor when he kidnapped her, as he tried to convince her he was. And for the book, three stars are just fine.

I remember during my retreat at Varuna, Peter telling me that one of the things that stood out in my memoir was the empathy and lack of judgement with which I was able to represent all the characters involved. Natascha was abducted as an 8 year old girl on her way to school, and was imprisoned by her kidnapper for 8 years in a self-constructed underground prison in his home. My mother lit a cigarette and took a deep puff. The rest of her childhood and youth is spent as prisoner, like a slave. I also enjoyed the way she looks deeper into her own and her kidnappers psychologies, the effects of confinement, his mental health problems. Hours later she found herself in a dark cellar, wrapped in a blanket. I read this several months ago. Natascha was never a confident girl, and this certainly did not help. However it kept me glued and on edge and I wish this inspiring lady the best in life. But early in my adult life I existed in a kind of numb ambivalence, both resenting what had happened to me and yet longing for the love and approval of those who had controlled, manipulated and abused me and who had also, contradictorily, been primary attachment figures and sources of love and affection.

See 2 questions about 3, Days…. I couldn't possibly imagine any other person having as bad a life as her. My ear turned blackish. If i should rate this book from this terrifying experience, that any of us never fully could process, three stars wouldn't be enough. Natascha's story is an amazing one--how a 10 year old girl finds herself thrown into a van and whisked away to an underground bunker, well hidden in an ordinary looking house in the city. I couldn't put this book down. Return to Book Page. Open Preview See a Problem? Natascha was never a confident girl, and this certainly did not help.

She managed to keep her head held high, even after being abused, starved and humiliated. Natascha Kampusch was 10 years old in when, walking to school alone for the first time, she was grabbed and thrown into a white delivery van. She retained her own personhood and survived partly because of consciously choosing to remember the humanity of her captor. This book is so incredibly scary, so difficult even to read! But once I was familiar with her history I was pulled into those long 8 years of natascha kampusch and her unnecessary suffering. It's a great insight into the strong young woman who survived and escaped hell. I was so angry reading about her abduction and the beatings that he gave her. She lays them out. Well, i'm rating three stars, because the book was well-written, interesting and informative.

This book was hard to get through, not only because of the content but also the writing style. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Her reunion with her family was only a few short paragraphs. The Instructor by Terry Towers. I was so angry reading about her abduction and the beatings that he gave her. Now Natascha and her story are not enough for our expectations. I was humbled, also, to recognise the humanity of those who had harmed me and to have empathy for their suffering, while making the empowered choice to disconnect my life from theirs. I understand how deep the bond between grandparents and grandchildren can be, and how devastating it feels when something happems to one of them.

Well, i'm rating three stars, because the book was well-written, interesting and informative. Kampusch repeats again and again that she does not have Stockholm Syndrome, and then goes on to repeat that she has feelings for her kidnapper because he took care of her and that no one is always evil. By scanning the 2D-Code, you will receive video, text, picture and audio information about my childhood and captivity on your mobile phone. And yet I have hesitated to make my story public, for many complex reasons, including the preservation of privacy for all concerned, and a reluctance to freeze frame one individual's interpretation of a story upon which there must be many other evolving perspectives. And for the book, three stars are just fine. As this book wasn't written for entertainment, thus it is unfair to review it in a similar way of reviewing novels. This young woman has had an extremely rare and singularly extreme experience, and has several very important things to say between the lines. She has held him in her arms and known his pain. Back to the book, Rose! View all 3 comments.

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Invisible Lives by Anjali Banerjee. I had truly expected not to be taken seriously or even to be laughed at — as had happened many times before. We, including me, are so quick to judge others, to point our fingers, to reject, and to punish. I was happy to finally get an English copy of Natascha Kampusch's memoir in Berlin, as it's something I've been looking forward to for quite awhile. Biography Memoir. Showing But then I recently read The Girl in the Cellar. I will never forget her mother seeing a "seer", who told the med I already knew that the mind goes to great length in order to survive.

In my opinion she deserves every penny she makes for interviews or the sale of her book and movie. Natascha Kampusch triumphed through courage, love and forgiveness, not through fear, hatred and judgment. Because the clearly defined concept of good and evil is turned on its head, a concept that people are all too willing to accept so as not to lose their way in a world full of shades of grey. Priklopil kept her in a weakened state, and tried to kill her spirit, in an effort to bind her to him, and make her give up all thoughts of escaping. She is not only brave and intelligent but an amazing human being, for being able to feel sympathy for a very sad little man in an ambient of sadness, crazyness and torture, for never let herself go, and for go on. Book The Boathouse. I liked her 'there is good in everyone' theory, but the book to me just felt like self-defence. I think the book would have been a lot better had Kampusch gone all out with the details of her 9 year imprisonment. This is not a novel and the events and circumstances she describes need no additional dramatisation, nor emotive language to win our sympathy. And yet I have hesitated to make my story public, for many complex reasons, including the preservation of privacy for all concerned, and a reluctance to freeze frame one individual's interpretation of a story upon which there must be many other evolving perspectives.

She provides some background of her life on a council estate on the outskirts of Vienna. Punches to the head. Natascha Kampusch was taken by Wolfgang Priklopil in March, when she was only 10 years old, on her way to school. As a child, natascha was always told to keep a stiff upper lip. I think she sounds incredibly intelligent and like she didn't lose herself during a situation that would have destroyed others. She never forget who she was no matter how much mental manipulation Priklopil practiced on her. Her reunion with her family was only a few short paragraphs. There has been accusations against her mother, which have not been explored. This young woman has had an extremely rare and singularly extreme experience, and has several very important things to say between the lines. On the day she escaped, her abductor, Wolfgang Priklopil, committed suicide by throwing himself under a train.

Natascha Kampusch. My mother lit a cigarette and took a deep puff. In no way did this mitigate what he had done, but it helped me to forgive him Book The Boathouse. How hard it must be to lose so many days of your life. I can't imagine I could be as forgiving and strong like her, very few could but it is the truest way to be able to move on. Good job! How people treated her like a little kid, when all she ever wanted was to be an adult. Very interesting. There are too many unanswered questions.

I think that was a clear sign of what our society really is; black and white. Something was happening in Austria in the mid to late s. I read this several months ago. May 10, Pooja Jeevagan rated it liked it. Don't talk to any men. Details if other :. Even when we visited the thermal spa in the area that Sunday, I was less than overjoyed. There is plenty of physical abuse, though. But she never forgot who she was-and she never gave up hope of returning to the world. Aug 03, Lauren Hopkins rated it really liked it.

Thanks for telling us about the problem. Natascha Kampusch was born on 17 February in Vienna and became victim, at the age of ten, to what proved to be one of the longest abductions in recent history. I really don't know how to say it. Natascha Kampusch was born on Feb in Vienna, Austria. This clear-eyed approach to retelling my own story in many ways set me free from that story In a similar vein, I finished Kampusch's memoir with a deep sense of gratitude and confirmation: there are no born monsters out there, only other human beings who have become monstrous through their own suffering. By giving us a glimpse into the fractured mind and world of her captor, by acknowledging his conscience, his flawed attempts to reach for a dream, his vulnerability, Kampusch has turned and faced the monster that others run from in their nightmares. Best for.

Free Online. My ear turned blackish. I was the bird in the guilded cage. Choking, a hard uppercut making my jaw crunch, c. Write Review Review will shown on site after approval. Jun 24, Rose rated it liked it Recommends it for: People with harsh souls. By giving us a glimpse into the fractured mind and world of her captor, by acknowledging his conscience, his flawed attempts to reach for a dream, his vulnerability, Kampusch has turned and faced the monster that others run from in their nightmares. I think she sounds incredibly intelligent and like she didn't lose herself during a situation that would have destroyed others. I totally support her choice to not reveal everything that took place during those years. I am only sad that the man escaped punishment by committing suicide.

Paperback , pages. Read books by author Natascha Kampusch Book Jours It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are. The book tells the story of her capitivity in Nataschas words. Time seemed to move incredibly slowly, and I was angry that I was still too young and had no say in how I spent my time. Download eBook. Average rating 3. As Natascha Kampusch do. Blows with a broom to my left elbow and upper arm blackish-brown bruise , as well as to my left wrist.

Details if other :. There are no greyscales. This young woman has had an extremely rare and singularly extreme experience, and has several very important things to say between the lines. I had not considered, until reading this book, that this is another way of buying into the victim role, reinforcing my powerlessness rather than my powerfulness in finding a way to live with, survive and accept my experience. This is a book one can't really rate Natasha Kampusch really is a brilliant woman even as a child. Click Download or Read Online button to Days book pdf for free now. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Public Service Commission. Get A Copy.

It shows us a harsh slice of reality. Details if other :. Mar 16, Laura Nowlin rated it it was amazing. I remember the Kampusch case making headlines when she was kidnapped. She is an incredible woman. A very honest, and well-written memoir about being kidnapped at age You want every detail. At least 60 blows to the face. But as she points out throughout the book, Priklopil wasn't all bad. For somebody who has never been in such an extreme situation of oppression, this may be difficult to comprehend.

I remember reading a magazine article about her story awhile back, and how she tried to keep some privacy about her story. I can't even find the right words for a proper review. Original Title. Web, Tablet, Phone, eReader. And nobody is all good or all evil. Author : New York State. All the best I hope she can have a somewhat normal wonderful life My father and I had spent the last weekend of February in Hungary, where he had purchased a holiday house in a small village not far from the border. They are her words, but her memories were clearly and good for her very much analyzed and that is what you can read in this book.

Published on. Aug 22, Kavita rated it really liked it Shelves: true-crime , autobiography-memoir , real-women , austria. Only for you. The rest of her childhood and youth is spent as prisoner, like a slave. The world and its people are not so easily divided into good and evil as some of us would like to think, Or in Kampusch's words, "It makes people uncomfortable whenever categories of Good and Evil begin to topple, and they are confronted with the fact that personified Evil also had a human face. She never forget who she was no matter how much mental manipulation Priklopil practiced on her. Of course eventually it all came crashing down. A rare look at a kidnap victim's story, after she was able to escape her abductor after 8 years imprisonment. Author : New York N. There are no greyscales.

She beamed a smile at me. His dark side didn't simply fall from the sky; nobody is born a monster. I agree and really love her opinion on the Stockholm Syndrome. I find it remarkable that a child discovered for herself this strategy for maintaining and building her independence and courage over the years, in circumstances where many others might have been broken, succumbing fully to the imposition of the kidnapper's will or choosing death as an escape. Mar 15, Julia Graf rated it it was amazing Shelves: non-fiction , biographical. I am only sad that the man escaped punishment by committing suicide. Structurally it may have been better to weave the backstory through by showing her memories once imprisoned. The Instructor by Terry Towers.

I am glad this young woman lived to tell her story. Traumatic events overwhelm the ordinary systems of care that give people a sense of control, connection and meaning. And knowing how difficult is to grow healthy, to achieve "normally" in this society, even in a regular family, I ask myself: how many of us, who judge Natascha, would be able not only to survive but to keep the hability of being happy, of not being defined by such a horrible experience and be able to move on and built a happy and normal life? Author : Bob E. Natascha also seems to have unending anger against people who are trying to help her live her life. I felt a lot was skipped over when she said she didnt want to get into the sexual details of the kidnapping due to wanting to keep her privacy and there didnt seem to be very much emotion or excitement when she was reunited with family. I can't even find the right words for a proper review. As I sad, you do it because you want to know what happened, you want all the gory details. That she was able to do this from so young an age is testament to her wisdom and strength, and perhaps, as she says, it was also the key to her ultimate liberation from that hellish underground world she was trapped in for so many years. In the film he seemed to or maybe she consented and that was why she didn't want to talk about it in the book???

Aug 22, Kavita rated it really liked it Shelves: true-crime , autobiography-memoir , real-women , austria. Of course eventually it all came crashing down. I can't imagine I could be as forgiving and strong like her, very few could but it is the truest way to be able to move on. I hope she heals and has a great life! It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are. Perhaps if she had only been able to see him as a monster, her terror and hatred would have destroyed her or destroyed her sanity very early in the experience. But this is precisely what is called the Stockholm Syndrome. I think it gave a really good insight into how dependent she was on her kidnapper, especially since she was with him during those formative years between the ages of 10 and 18, and why she might have mixed feelings towards him. She achieves to autoliberates herself, first from her mental imprinsonment, and this gave her the power to actually physically leave, and she is judge by us because she wants to rule HER life HER way, because she refuses to give the morbid details necessaries for us to really feel sorry for her otherwise she doesn't deserve our sympathy, which, by the way, she had NEVER ask for.

Always do as you are told. Finally, it has to be appreciated that she even wrote this biography and she does not owe any of us any further details of the horrors she faced. As I sad, you do it because you want to know what happened, you want all the gory details. I'm amazed, though, that some people wrote that she has a chip on her shoulder or they think the bio is somehow dishonest because there weren't details of any sexual abuse. I liked the book, because I like to know how "winners" or in this case "survivors" tick. I will never forgive myself. These are words that people don't like to hear from an abduction victim. Reviews Review Policy. She also strikes me as having a chip on her shoulder with regards to the labeling of "Stockholm syndrome. She achieves to autoliberates herself, first from her mental imprinsonment, and this gave her the power to actually physically leave, and she is judge by us because she wants to rule HER life HER way, because she refuses to give the morbid details necessaries for us to really feel sorry for her otherwise she doesn't deserve our sympathy, which, by the way, she had NEVER ask for.