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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad at all!, July 31, 2001
I hated this book before I even opened the cover. Why? Because of all the bad press and tabloid rubbish about this whole Amy Fisher episode. So, like millions of other people in the world, I tended to sway over to Joey's version of the story but after reading this rather deep and interesting version from Amy's view, my mind has definitely changed somewhat. Amy does not belittle Joey as he has constantly done with interviews about her. She also writes about her childhood and is very truthful about being a prostitute etc. She was deeply in love with Joey by the sound of it while he was obviously just using her for his own pleasure. Although Amy did a terrible thing to Joey's wife and I am not excusing her from this, I can now see how she was just an immature kid in lust/love with Joey and this was the only way she could honestly see her and Joey being together forever. As we all discovered, Joey is nothing but a liar. At least Amy has been truthful from the start. I'd recommend this book just to get the real facts and not Joey's blown up version of events.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
WHOA..., March 11, 2001
This book is very interesting...Amy tells her story from her rocky childhood all the way to her experience in prison. She gives VERY SHOCKING accounts of her times w/ Joey and her prostitution clients, hardly leaving anything to the imagination. You get the feeling that this girl isn't the "monster" that the media said she was, just a confused young girl who wanted desperately to be loved... She takes blame for a lot of things, but she doesn't come out and blame Joey for EVERYTHING like you would think or expect her to. After reading this book you understand how messed up Amy had become to do such a crime, even though it was unforgivable. Another interesting way the story is written is the co-author of the book, Sheila Weller divides the book up by * * *'s that let you know when Amy is telling the story in her OWN words, and when Sheila is telling it...Not the best book I've ever read, but its definitely a book to read when there's nothing else to do - you won't want to put it down...I recommend this one.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lookin Through Amy's Eyes., March 8, 2005
"Amy Fisher: My Story", shows how a young sixteen year-old got trapped into a prostitution ring; an adulterous affair; and an eventual crime charge. It is easy for one to absord all the negative press; however, after reading this book, one sees an innocent sixteen year-old that was taken advantage of by an older man's charm. She fell for his charm's sweet-toned voice and false love for her. It was this false love that made the fall of Amy Fisher. I related to her book because I was once taken advantage of in my former Amish religion. I know how easy it is when you are young and inexperienced in the world. You keep hearing things like a tape-recorder. Then they become reality. If you want to know the real Amy, buy the book. I also recommend her new book, "If I Knew Then." For Amy is now a wonderful mother and a wife.
Teresa Phillips,
Author of, "Leaving Lancaster County."
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