[(Shattered : A Child's Journey Through Hell)] [By (author) Lori Choman] published on

by Lori Choman

My spirit was shattered by the time I was four years old. Beatings and verbal abuse were a normal part of life for me. By the time I understood what death was, there was no doubt in my mind that if Mother could have killed me and gotten away with it she would have done so. But the abuse didn't stop with her, two of my brothers decided that I was their personal sexual plaything. I had no one to turn to, no where to run. This is my story of survival.

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First published June 11, 2013

Reviews

[Lizzie Winns · Rating 5 out of 5]

This Book was so sad, I was waiting for something good to happen to this girl, but nothing stands out to me as good, I guess the ending is good but it should not have ended like that unless there was a part 2 to follow it....Never the less, it was still a good book.

[Lisa Newman · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW! I'm speechless. I might have to come back to do this review. Right now I am shocked at my feelings of absolute hatred toward her Mother, father and Jack...ugh...

[Heather Blair · Rating 4 out of 5]

AI Narrated so there were multiple pronunciation errors, problems with intonation and pacing, and also a few errors in wording that made the sentence not make sense, although that might not be due to AI.

The story itself was sad. No kid should live through such happenings and how no one intervened at any point is a question I hold.

[Sandra K. Rodriguez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

This book was easy to read. I found no typos or spelling issue. I would have liked to see a happy ending, and know how this child ended up. Maybe there is a sequal?

[Heather Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.6⭐️ heartbreaking and horrifying. The abuse this woman endured is inhumane. Very good memoir but brutal at times.

[Lori Choman · Rating 5 out of 5]

As the author, of course, I'm going to give it five stars because I lived the story and survived it. So my review doesn't count. :)

[Jean · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very hard for me to read because it hits home on a lot of points. I didn't have anything as horrible as what she endured happen to me, but she's turned into such an amazing person, it makes me realize I don't have to blame my past for how I live my now.

I recommend this book to anyone who needs to walk a mile in some pretty terrible shoes. It'll make you a better person, and teach you to stop turning a blind eye to any sort of bullying. The author's scars still ache for her, but she's the kind of person I want to be when I grow up.