Official Review: 7 Days to Live by Nick Yarris

[dhomespot]

[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "7 Days to Live" by Nick Yarris.]

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Seven Days to Live by Nick Yarris is an autobiographical novel of the experiences that Nick suffered throughout his lifetime. It covers everything between choices made, consequences and the effect that self-made choices can have on everyone’s lives.

One horrible incident done to a seven year old boy sets into motion a series of bad decisions. The first bad decision being that this assault was never reported. In order to cope with the emotions that no seven year old should ever have to deal with, Nick turns to drugs and alcohol as he gets older. This does not help with the brain damage that was caused by the assault. In times of extreme stress, Nick finds himself unable to speak or comprehend until he calms down. Such an occurrence happens when Nick is caught in a stolen car. He is so stressed and strung out that he is unable to respond to the officer when questioned.

When Nick finds himself in looking at life in prison on trumped-up charges, another bad decision is made. He decides to lie to police officers about a murder. When they find out he lied, they decide to pin the murder on him. Thus begins the longest uphill battle of Nick’s life. He will have to find the strength to endure abuse, degradation, hope, loss and despair in order to make it out alive at the end of the battle.

I do not want to give away the details of what Nick went through while on death row for so long of a time, he did manage to escape once. I just have to say that this book touched a deep part inside of me. I have friends and family on both sides of the law. While I would like to say my family would never act as some of the guards did in these prisons, I cannot honestly do that. We all have bad tempers that we try to control, but we can get lost in what is known as “mob mentality”. I would never want to see any human being treated like I read about in this book. This story is one that should be told throughout the local high schools everywhere. If it saves one child from making the wrong decisions, then that is possibly one life saved that could have been lost.

I give this book 4 out of 4 stars. I found myself praying that Nick would make it out okay and that justice would prevail for him. When my son made some bad decisions and ended up in jail, he got lucky and was actually arrested by a kind cop that recommended leniency. When I told him about the story I was reading and how closely it could parallel how he was at 18, he admitted I was right and that this was why he stayed home all of the time.

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[dhomespot]

I found myself really caught up in this book. Knowing it is based on a true story just pulls you in that much further. I recommend this book to anyone who asks about it (and some that do not)

[sahmoun2778]

Good review. It sounds like a very moving story.

[obiebookworm]

Wow! It's one thing to read a fictional story about one person's difficult life. It's another thing when it's all for real. I hope and pray not only that he gets his life in order, but also that his story sends a powerful wake-up call to others. Thanks for the review!

[deanel]

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