Rescuing Patty Hearst

Someone else mentioned in a review on amazon that the book doesn't really do what it says it's going to. I was expected to read more about the issues going on in the 70s and how they affected the characters, not just a personal memoir. The Patty Hearst and other 70's mentions seemed forced and thrown in, to give the book a theme that the author never really explored.

I also don't think the author did such a good job explaining her "kidnapping" and the torment she professes to have endured. Her adult self explains many times in the year 2000 entries that she's angry at her mother and hurt for her horrible childhood, but fails to actually describe the child as anything other than inconvenient.

I wanted her to delve into the feeling and connection she felt for Patty Hearst.  I wanted to see how pop culture and everything going on around her had an impact on her mother and her mother's illness.  It never happens.

All in all, I'd have to say that although it was a quick read, Rescuing Patty Hearst was a disappointment.

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