Review of The Little Girl Who Laughs, Cries
Posted: 01 Oct 2021, 11:39
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "The Little Girl Who Laughs, Cries" by Elena Elison.]
The Little Girl Who Laughs, Cries by Elena Elison is a memoir of the writer's difficult childhood told from the perspective of a woman named Mareva. The author remembers the abuse she faced from her mother, giving details of the negative emotions she felt during that time. The writer's tone is poignant and sad, making the reader sympathize with the writer's trials.
After writing a brief summary of her family life, the author begins to recall some experiences that traumatized her due to her mother's abuse. She is now sitting in an elderly home pondering her abusive childhood, and she explains that she constantly felt fear due to her mother's yelling and beatings. As a young girl, Mareva is terrorized by her mother, Olga, for various silly reasons, such as not tying her dirty socks together. Mareva remembers being hit at the back with a large can of peaches and bleeding very badly to a point that she needed fourteen stitches to stop the bleeding. Moreover, she reminds herself of being humiliated. For example, one morning her mother threw mashed eggs on her head, and when she arrived at school late, she was ashamed in front of the whole class.
I appreciated many aspects of this book. To begin with, it was professionally edited, as I only found a couple of errors in the text. Additionally, the author’s descriptions were highly vivid and full of imagery, allowing the reader to fully comprehend the physical and psychological pain Mareva felt during her childhood years. I also liked the way the book was structured, as the chapters were logically separated into different emotions that Mareva experienced due to her mother’s abuse. What I liked most about this memoir was that the writer passed a message of hope and forgiveness through her story, helping other victims of abuse to move on with their life by forgetting the past and looking forward to a brighter future. There was nothing that I disliked in this book.
This book will be mostly liked by readers who have experienced some kind of abuse during their childhood. They will relate to the author’s experiences, while they will also be comforted by the way that she rose above the pain and neglect to become a happy woman. Due to some graphic descriptions of violence, children should stay away from this book.
In summary, I give this book a rating of 4 out of 4 stars. It deserves no less because it has been excellently edited, rationally organized, and vividly written.
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The Little Girl Who Laughs, Cries
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The Little Girl Who Laughs, Cries by Elena Elison is a memoir of the writer's difficult childhood told from the perspective of a woman named Mareva. The author remembers the abuse she faced from her mother, giving details of the negative emotions she felt during that time. The writer's tone is poignant and sad, making the reader sympathize with the writer's trials.
After writing a brief summary of her family life, the author begins to recall some experiences that traumatized her due to her mother's abuse. She is now sitting in an elderly home pondering her abusive childhood, and she explains that she constantly felt fear due to her mother's yelling and beatings. As a young girl, Mareva is terrorized by her mother, Olga, for various silly reasons, such as not tying her dirty socks together. Mareva remembers being hit at the back with a large can of peaches and bleeding very badly to a point that she needed fourteen stitches to stop the bleeding. Moreover, she reminds herself of being humiliated. For example, one morning her mother threw mashed eggs on her head, and when she arrived at school late, she was ashamed in front of the whole class.
I appreciated many aspects of this book. To begin with, it was professionally edited, as I only found a couple of errors in the text. Additionally, the author’s descriptions were highly vivid and full of imagery, allowing the reader to fully comprehend the physical and psychological pain Mareva felt during her childhood years. I also liked the way the book was structured, as the chapters were logically separated into different emotions that Mareva experienced due to her mother’s abuse. What I liked most about this memoir was that the writer passed a message of hope and forgiveness through her story, helping other victims of abuse to move on with their life by forgetting the past and looking forward to a brighter future. There was nothing that I disliked in this book.
This book will be mostly liked by readers who have experienced some kind of abuse during their childhood. They will relate to the author’s experiences, while they will also be comforted by the way that she rose above the pain and neglect to become a happy woman. Due to some graphic descriptions of violence, children should stay away from this book.
In summary, I give this book a rating of 4 out of 4 stars. It deserves no less because it has been excellently edited, rationally organized, and vividly written.
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The Little Girl Who Laughs, Cries
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon