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A Book I Wish Had Never Been Written
I have to say that I have very mixed feelings about writing a review of this book. As a story, it is tremendous, and certainly gripping. The first several chapters drew me in like no book I have read in years. But there was something about the author that left a very bad taste in my mouth. He tried so hard to turn the subject of the book, Christopher Knight, into a hero, yet the manner in which he outright exploited him, against Knight's very clear wishes, was downright insulting. The last several chapters of the book, in which the author essentially boasts about how he blatantly ignored Knight's constant pleas to leave him and his family alone, left me wishing this book had never been written. I feel very badly for Christopher Knight and am ashamed at the manner in which the author exploited him.
May 2017 · Books · verified purchase
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