109 of 119 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Honest, Revealing and Frightening..., August 26, 2004
This review is from: And I Don't Want to Live This Life: A Mother's Story of Her Daughter's Murder (Paperback)
Fact-based novels don't come any more raw, honest and emotionally-charged as this one. I've read this countless times, and each time, I'm always left feeling completely drained after I finish it. The incredible pain, sadness and heartbreak that the Spungen family endured throughout Nancy's turbulent and tragic life, even continuing after her death, practically leaps from the pages and overtakes you.
The public only saw one side of Nancy Spungen, the fabricated image of her that was created by sleazy tabloid reporters who traumatized and exploited the Spungen family in their time of grief and loss. It's no secret that Nancy was disturbed and a heroin addict, but what most people fail to see is that underneath it all she was a sensitive human being who unfortunately could not find peace and happiness in life. Whatever fragments of these things she found in her relationship with Sid Vicious were also short-lived, as well as for Sid himself. He, too was searching for something that was missing in his life; he found it in Nancy Spungen and they were drawn together.
In nearly all of the negative reviews posted here (which all are completely undeserved), the reviewers foolishly point to Mrs. Spungen as a "whiny loser" and a "terrible parent"...did you people even READ the book before making such ridiculous comments? What would YOU have done if YOU were in her shoes? Unless you've gone through what she has, you have absolutely NO CLUE and don't know what you're talking about!
Every facet of Nancy's life from begninning to end is laid painfully bare and nothing is held back; with every word, you feel Mrs. Spungen's emotions as if they were your own. Following Nancy's death, Mrs. Spungen created the Philadelphia chapter of Parents Of Murdered Children (POMC) in an effort to reach out to other parents and families whose lives were shattered by the murder of their child. Would a "whiny loser" or "terrible parent" or someone in search of personal notoriety do this? I think not. It's a labor of love from a mother whose daughter's murder remains unsolved nearly 26 years later. If Deborah Spungen is in search of anything, it's closure.
I recommend this book very highly and praise Deborah Spungen equally so for her remarkable strength, courage and love.
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent read. Must have for a sex pistols fan, January 6, 2007
Great book. Really let you find the person behind what Nancy became and what her family went through with her. She was a tragedy waiting to happen which finally did. Must read this book to get the real story. The media never even touched the surface.
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38 of 40 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sad and honest., November 24, 2006
This review is from: And I Don't Want to Live This Life: A Mother's Story of Her Daughter's Murder (Paperback)
This book was so honestly written, the mother writing so truthfully about her love, fear, and worry for her daughter, only to end tragically. I feel so much for her and her family. Every mother should read this.
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