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Nightmares Echo

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3 star:		(2)
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This book was harrowing in its true account of numerous forms of abuse, including incest from the lady's father. Yes, it was emotional. But the grammar and spelling mistakes and overall typographical errors in the book deterred from its literary value.

There were copious mistakes and I felt frustrated when having to read incorrect sentences. I kept wondering who edited the book and thought perhaps this book was self-published. An author should take the time to re-write her manuscript and have others (preferably an editor) proof-read and correct her work. Now, everyone makes mistakes, and one or two are okay in books, but when the number of mistakes exceeds ten, you know you have a problem.

I do admire Mrs. Stewart's courage and bravery through her ordeal. I felt that Nightmares Echo was a book of self-discovery. The flaws to it, though, were the grammar/typo/spelling errors, and I felt somehow that the book was written a bit childishly.

Despite my complaints of this book, I appreciate Mrs. Stewart's honesty and her decision to write a book that she thought might help others who are in the same position she was in, or just for people who are interested about learning about abuse.

Overall, this book is a short read. I read it in two sittings. Read this book if you're interested in reading about the true account of a lady's abuse. Don't read it, however, if you are a pedant when it comes to grammar (like me) and feel like tearing your hair out when you see grammar mistakes and typos in books.

My wife bought and read this book, and told me what a great book this was and that she felt that Ms. Stewart offered her validation for the pain she endured. My wife was also abused. I decided since she had such great things to say about the book, I would read it as well.
What I found is answers to many questions I had in my mind about my wife. Her insecurities and lack of self-worth. The reasonings behind many of the feelings that my wife could not share with me about her past, and yet Ms. Stewart was able to show and tell what it is like for a child-teen of sexual and child abuse. This is an excellent book.
I came here today to give a review from a man's point of view.
This is a tremendous book, one that I am sure was difficult for Ms. Stewart to have to "tell" about, but a book that because of her courage will help many women and yes, men as well to understand the emotional and physical side to their abuse and be able to set it right again for the first time in their lives. I do believe as well, that this book is not only for the victim but for the victim's spouse/mate/lover to help them to understand as well. It should also be read by the masses to help them to understand why some children-teens act as they do and choose the paths that they do. I am extremly impressed with this down to earth-plainly spoken piece of work. She does not give over the head perspectives, nor use huge words that the general public can not understand. What she does is shoot from the hip and make you well aware of what she is trying to tell the reader. I recommend this book highly and hope to see it rise to the top as many more men and women find its availability to help and heal.
I for one want to thank Ms. stewart for her courage and for the book that I believe will help my wife fight through her own demons.
Jake Brandell

Didn't anyone proof read this book. There are so many spelling and grammar mistakes it could have been written by a 6th grader. The prose was also very childish. It basically said this happened to me and then I went on to do all these stupid things in my life. The book never told the reader how she was thinking or feeling during this time. Did she ever get over the abuse and if so how. I was abused as a child and was looking for a book that would let me know the thoughts and feeling I have about the abuse are normal. I am looking for help to heal myself and go on with my life. This book does none of the above nor was it a good book in it's own right.

While I do not mean to be cruel to the author and all she's been through, I couldn't even get through ten pages of this book. The spelling, grammar, word usage, over-use of ellipses, etc. made this book completely unbearable. The errors and childish prose made reading Nightmares Echo absolutely impossible. I honestly don't understand how so many people gave it five stars. It's obviously a self-published book, and obviously had no proofreading or editing at all.

I found this book through a different review for "A Child Called It". I have to agree that this is a truth telling inspiring book. The author does well to mark out the life she lived and make the reader understand what she is going through as if having a personal conversation with the reader. I am quite impressed with this book. The auhtor does not just focus on herself as much as she allows the reader to see what it is like for a child of abuse-any abuse. She also makes us aware that we can not judge our fellow man when it comes to drug addictions etc. I came away understanding so much more about society as a whole. I could not personally imagine having a "Monkey On my Back" at such a young age, and yet still find light...still heal.
This author offers those insights and helps you to understand self healing. I would rank this book as being top notch and up there with the likes of "A Child Called It", "Sickened", "Courage To Heal",and "Running With Scissors".

Excellent books folks!!

This is a heartbreaking story. That said, I have never read a book with more grammer, spelling, tense, and spelling mistakes. How did this book got published with so many errors? I bought the book based on the good reviews of other readers. Evidently bad grammer didn't distract them from the story. I found myself looking for the next mistake rather than paying attention to the plot.

First, and most importantly, sexual abuse does not start with a child, it starts with an abuser. There is nothing special or weird about a child who is being abused. It could happen to anyone. The abuser's desire to abuse is not created by a child; it is there before the child appears.

Katlyn Stewart has written Nightmares Echo because she wants the world to know that she was a victim of early child sexual abuse because her father had a desire to hurt and it was not her fault. Now she is in control.

Nightmares Echo is a natural language story; every word is vivid, poignant and heartfelt. The author tells you all about her life experiences and encounters `cumulative events and problems' - for example `marital problems, illnesses, loss, many conflicts and challenges,' which she deals with gracefully, thereby achieving a feeling of relief and liberation.

More and more often there is shame and fear all around when a wish to tell a story of abuse is expressed but the author's husband supported this act of courage.

There are still people around who will not listen, will not believe, will deny it, will not protect, and will abuse. In short, `don't let a child be one more statistic,' says katlyn Stewart.

I am astounded at the number of positive reviews of this book on this site. I would have guessed that the reviews had been written by the author herself; however, Ms. Stewart writes at fifth-grade level and many of the reviews are better written.

I am a psychotherapist who has worked with abuse victims for twenty years. Ms. Stewart emphasizes at the end of her book that abuse victims need therapy. I would be surprised if the author has had therapy, as her writing shows no connection with any underlying feelings and absolutely no insight into the impact of the abuse on her life. Struggling through the horrible grammar, spelling, punctuation and the annoying immature writing style, I was left with a perception of a pathetic woman who has embraced victimization as her only identity.

This was an expensive little book; only the second in a lifetime of reading that I will be throwing in the trash rather than keeping in my library or sharing with others.

I based my purchase on the other reviews. They were obviously written by friends of the author. I feel great compassion for what Ms. Stewart had to deal with in her youth BUT her writing skills do not justify a purchase. Just read the last paragraph---several misspellings. It was just a poorly written book!

While I appreciate the abuse that was described in the book, it read to me like a series of events, lacking the descriptive insight that would make me feel something for the characters. Instead I felt nothing. The writing was rather 'bare bones', with little to no descriptions, or setting scenes, etc. And the editing was atrocious--double periods at the end of sentences, words with no spaces between them, misspelled words, and haphazard (and gratuitous) use of ellipses. And this was in almost every chapter! It certainly distracted me from the story, but I might have been able to overlook it if the writing was more polished and coherent.