A Long Walk Home Reviews
I didn't just read 'A Long Walk Home,' I inhaled it in one sitting.
'A Long Walk Home' is more than a story of abuse and dysfunction, it is a story of hope and courage, of resilience and the choice to not live as a victim. At the end of book, I didn't feel so alone anymore in my own struggles, that maybe I could make peace with my memories and experiences also." - TJ, Maryland
Mesmerizing and evocative.
This book unlocked so much of a world that far too many of us live in." - BR, Chicago
This story captured my attention from the very beginning. I truly couldn't put it down.
This is set in a small Jersey Shore town starting in the 60s and 70s when the community was growing in leaps and bounds. You feel as if you are walking beside the character who is growing up in "Brick NJ". As he reaches his adulthood, his problems become more complicated and the difficulties of his childhood only continue to grow. How he is able to overcome the problems of his youth should be an inspiration to anyone who reads this. As I read this book, I laughed, I read paragraphs out loud to my husband, I felt the weight of the characters pain, and relief that Nils is in such a good place now. This book is so well written. - KKF, Amazon
This story contains raw honesty about the difficulty of accepting the failures in life without being defeated.
To many people, coming home is a comfort, a place to lay aside the burdens heaped upon their shoulders by the world. However, for too many, it is not a safe place emotionally and physically, so the challenges of life are increased exponentially. Many survive bodily, but carry the scars deeply in their souls. Whether or not you are a baseball aficionado , you can appreciate the difficulty of the batter’s journey which begins the minute they approach the batter’s box. Will they be booed for being a failure today with the applause for yesterday’s success still ringing in their ears? Yet, even with the odds of getting on base stacked against them, greater still for reaching second and rounding third, they reach out their bats in hope of eventually, crossing home plate.
It is a journey of forgiveness and understanding that those who victimize others are often unhealed victims themselves. It is a odyssey of courage and a silent celebration of finally, coming across home.” - DF, NJ