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Summary: Inspirational
Review: What a moving story!! So many times many of us are faced with such adversity to overcome and having to deal with it becomes virtually impossible. Antwone Fisher found his inner strength and with bits of support along the way he demonstrates that all of us can find our voice. What an inspiration to some of "lost youth". I was deeply touched and my heart continues to soar as I think about the poetry and stories that will contine to flow from his soul.
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Summary: A beautifully written and inspiring story
Review: The story of Antwone Fisher, who survived foster homes, abuse and homelessness to become one of Hollywoods top screen writers, is as inspiring as it is beautifully written. This story will serve as a beacon to those who feel that the obstacles in their path are too great and too many to surpass. This book delivers hope.
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Summary: Gritty and real
Review: I haven't finished "Finding Fish" yet (I'm about three-quarters of the way through), but I was compelled to write this review anyway. I am an avid fan of memoirs, and "Finding Fish" is the most indescribably sad books I've ever read. Antwone Fisher's hardscrabble life, so lacking in the simple pleasures and creature comforts such as love and affection, is almost painful to read; as you turn the page you'll find yourself hoping that this will be the paragraph where his life begins to take a turn for the better. What you get instead is continuous accounts of cruel, heartless treatment which starts from the time Antwone is a toddler and last into his young adulthood. Fisher recounts his life story with the same emotional detachment that must have been necessary for him to survive his childhood surroundings, but as you get further into the story you realize that he doesn't need to "dress up" is words. The power of his pain does not need embellishment. Be prepared to cry as you read this book, but also be prepared to feel joy for and pride in Fisher for struggling through, perserving, and ultimately finding success. This story will make you take stock of your own life and feel grateful.
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Summary: The best autobiography by far!
Review: I've read many books, but this one really connected with me. I was laughing, crying, and really feeling for Antwone throughout this book. His treatment by the Picketts was unbelievable. I was so shocked that I could not put this book down. It's wonderful to see that good can come from bad with the right determination. I'm a bit upset that the upcoming movie will not focus on his childhood but his life in the Navy. This would be a powerful movie, much like "There are no Children Here," with Oprah if they did it that way. In conclusion, thank you Mr. Fisher for this wonderful book. I must read it again soon.
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Summary: A Must-Read for Teachers, Parents and Social Workers
Review: This emotional odyssey kept me in tears from start to finish. As a teacher, it was especially meaningful to read a story of an orphan alone in the world whose life was so positively impacted by the public school teachers and child welfare case workers who took the time to send him a message of worthiness. The great success he has achieved should remind all parents that the self-esteem we nurture in all children can last them throughout their lives.
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Summary: Looovvvvveeeeeed iiiiiiitttt!
Review: This was a wonderfully written memoir I really felt like I connected with Mr. Fisher in this book.
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Summary: Amazing Story with Great Ending
Review: As a former juvenile court magistrate, I know that the story of Antwone Fisher should never have happened. But it did, and does, frequently, in Ohio and the 51 other states, DC and Puerto Rico. What seldom happens is the kind of ending we have here. This book tears at your heart, makes you want to becme a guardian ad litem for every child in the foster care system, and raises your awareness of your own blessings. A killer book from a fine writer with a great ending. A keeper.
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Summary: Gritty and real
Review: I haven't finished "Finding Fish" yet (I'm about three-quarters of the way through), but I was compelled to write this review anyway. I am an avid fan of memoirs, and "Finding Fish" is the most indescribably sad books I've ever read. Antwone Fisher's hardscrabble life, so lacking in the simple pleasures and creature comforts such as love and affection, is almost painful to read; as you turn the page you'll find yourself hoping that this will be the paragraph where his life begins to take a turn for the better. What you get instead is continuous accounts of cruel, heartless treatment which starts from the time Antwone is a toddler and last into his young adulthood. Fisher recounts his life story with the same emotional detachment that must have been necessary for him to survive his childhood surroundings, but as you get further into the story you realize that he doesn't need to "dress up" is words. The power of his pain does not need embellishment. Be prepared to cry as you read this book, but also be prepared to feel joy for and pride in Fisher for struggling through, perserving, and ultimately finding success. This story will make you take stock of your own life and feel grateful.
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Summary: Very well done
Review: <br />This is a very well written book, with much emotion behind the story. The trauma and turbulation that this author went through is astounding.I haven't see the movie yet, but will do that very soon. thank you Mr. Fisher <br />Also recommended: Nightmares Echo,Beauty For Ashes and Running With Scissors...all the above books are 5 star+ <br />
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Summary: Fish
Review: The book is about a young African American boy named Antwone Quenton Fisher whose mother had him when she was incarcerated. After he was born, he was sent different group homes until a family finally came to get him. His foster parents were an African American family named Mr. And Mrs. Pickett. The Pickett's would verbally and physically abuse Antwone along with the other foster kids. Mrs. Pickett, who made the kids call her Mu-deah, told Antwone that she would cut off his penis if he urinated in the bed again. When he was about seven years old, his babysitter would get him and her undressed and make him do all kinds of nasty things to her when they were alone. Mu-deah would call all of the kids nigga and each of them knew whom she was calling by her tone. She would tell Antwone, "Don't nobody want you, when your mom got out of jail she didn't even come to see you so she didn't want you either."
I liked the book a whole lot because it touched me in a way that almost made me break down in tears. Even after all what happened to him in the past, he still had his head making things possible for his self. It was sometimes in the book where I got little angry because I don't think anyone should be treated that way. I recommend this to all ages old enough to read and understand what is going on in the story because It will move you in a special way. The age group I definitely recommend it to be is fourteen to nineteen because in this day and time, people really don't appreciate what they have. No matter how bad off you are, there is always someone that is less fortunate than you are.
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