I was eager to read this book after seeing the candid interviews on Oprah. After reading Raised by Wolves I realized I know what he needed. He spent the whole book telling us not showing us. It must have been incredibly painful to relive certain beatings from his father, incestuous mentions, and a mentally ill mother, however just stating some events and having no emotional feel to tie the reader into the terrified view means you lose the reader. A memoir is unique in that you can say I, you can personalize each detail and make us feel the pain. Instead it was painful at times to read a poorly expressed piece. It was a good beginning just not a finished piece.