This book brought forth not just the hardcore, hideous and horribly unforgivable past that Chris went through, in fact he shocked me at many instances by being upfront about the abuse his step-father gave him, the incident of being raped by a neighbor, his lust for women, sexual moments which were, if not detailed at least graphically blurted out and the grave mistakes he made in his life.
When I put the book down, I asked myself, why would such a public figure do that? Isn’t it risky to do so? He could have portrayed himself as a saint. A perfect guy. A great role-model. He could have kept hidden the deep, dark and diabolical aspects of his life. And no one would have even doubted him. Then why did he open up so much?
I feel in his quest of confessing everything including his weakness, he achieved our love and respect for his greatness.
What made him stand out in my eyes was that he was not afraid to show the side that made him human; even to the point of his honesty making him a target for being hated. And his courage to be sincere and honest, earned him the crown of respect.
Personally, I felt the raw power of truth leap out of this book.
Though the book contains strong language of sex and violence, I felt this was a very welcoming change compared to all the white-wash we get nowadays. And the underlining message was very clear – Life isn’t all that perfect. We are not perfect. And our lives will never be perfect. But yes, in the end we need to find what makes us and keeps us happy.
Overall a beautiful, honest, brutal and captivating book that shows you the incredible power and resilience one man possessed against unbelievable odds.
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