Featured Review: The Boy who Lived with Ghosts

Discuss the October 2013 book of the month "The Boy who Lived with Ghosts" by John Mitchell.
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Well, I have never seen a review written in sub-titles before but nevertheless, I enjoyed the review. Thanks!
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I'm enjoyed with reading the book and getting insight of ghosts. Sounds like an extra awesome book ever read.
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The book sounds like a book I would enjoy reading. However, it's disturbing to have children's takes on child abuse and molestation. Congrats on being the day.
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The book title is captivating. For me, it's a horrific experience to encounter a ghost and is something I pray I should never encounter. John really had a rough experience in his childhood. Great review!
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The Boy Who Lived With Ghost sounds quite interesting. I like that the author wrote in such a way that the reader can understand the child's thoughts. Thanks for an interesting review.
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Post by mrlefty0706 »

The Boy who lived with Ghosts is an unusual book andd written from the boy's perspective from age 4 through 13. Being a believer in the paranormal I did not find any part of the book scary. I found the sample and the official review to be a great read. Very good review.
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I find stories about children with traumatic childhoods always a bit disturbing, so I am not sure if I would enjoy this read.
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Post by Cristina Corui Mihailescu »

Very interesting perspective, the sweet innocence of a boy in a horrible world...\Definitely not for everyone to read! Thanks for the good review!
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This sounds like a book that covers very important themes involving children. Through the book we get a look at how John experience his childhood and the difficulties he encountered.
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Sounds like a thrilling story. It certainly has enough qualities to feature as a horror themed saga.
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I would love to learn of John’s childhood experience and also share in his pain because I experienced a whole lot when I was a child.
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This is a unique memoir. I like that it is written from the perspective of a kid. It is not a regular memoir and this make me crave to read it even though memoir is not my thing.
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Post by Magdalena Richter »

Great review, really easy to follow and a pleasure to read. Seems like an interesting book although I am dissapointed to learn that tge ghosts in the boys life are secondary to his experiences as a child. Feels like the title promises a ghost book but its not the focus. Would love to read to gather my own opinion on the book.
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"The Boy who Lived with ghosts" by John Mitchell. An interesting book, talks about John and his childhood stories, grown in an haunted house. Although he was being haunted but it talks mostly about his childhood days. Congrats on your #BOTD.
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Although this memoir sounds like an intriguing and thrilling read, I'm not sure it's a perfect fit for me because I'm not too comfortable with its strong themes.
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