This book is the personal account of Jaycee Dugard who was kidnapped as a child and held captive for over eighteen years. I read this book from start to finish, and I still cannot imagine what she went through. I cannot imagine how she was able to get herself through such a situation that she endured. I wonder if I would have the strength to do it. I have seen a few reviews complaining about it not going into enough detail.... um... WHY would she want to go into specific detail about these horrible things that happened to her? I got the gist of it just fine. I think she did a good job on the book, considering she was trapped in the yard and not in school. She was stuck with some weirdos. I don't think education and the proper techniques of writing a memoir were at the forefront of their minds when they were abusing this girl. Get real. The courage she has in writing this book, much less getting through the actual ordeal itself, is very inspiring.