Amazing, amazing memoirs.

Absolutely heartbreaking story bringing to light the brutal realities of life in poverty in India. The happy ending was heartwarming but I couldn’t get passed the fact that there are families, children, living in such poverty that hunger is second nature to them. Every single person deserves food water and shelter. If you cannot accept that you are a cruel and indecent human being.

I watched the movie before reading the book and I was in tears throughout the movie and also in tears throughout the book. It really breaks my heart knowing the conditions people are forced to live in from a first hand perspective. No matter how hard they work they will never be properly compensated for their work.

I couldn’t imagine anyone would give this book 1 star until I read the reviews and I was truly so shocked to see people were “bored” by this story. I shouldn’t be surprised that there are many in this world that lack a general sense of compassion and empathy.

this is a true story of a young child’s perseverance through surviving alone on the streets of india, and the triumph against the incredible odds of finding his home. i cannot recommend this book enough, it is a quick read and really puts your life in perspective. if you aren’t able to read it, definitely watch the movie (starring dev patel and nicole kidman) which streams on amazon prime and hulu!

It was a hard read because of the poverty but I loved the ending!

I picked up this book because… I had heard of this story a while back on 60 minutes and now with the movie out, I was even more keen to finally read the book.

I loved… the relatively happy ending for Saroo. I am glad that a true story didn’t have such a devastating ending like it could have.

I disliked… nothing.

This book reminded me of… Osamah Sami’s book Good Muslim Boy and Malala Yousefzai's I Am Malala. Not just because of the regions they are based in but more the struggle and victory of a true story.

I would recommend this book to… anyone who has seen the movie. Not that I have yet but I will very soon!

No bones about it, this is a pretty amazing story. Not only did a lost child get stuck more than halfway across a subcontinent from his home, but he survived living on the streets of Calcutta without severe harm, was adopted in pretty short order by a first world family, and THEN managed to find his village using Google Earth twenty-five years later. This is an excellent account of living on the Indian streets from the perspective of a poor child, and what it felt like coming to Tasmania.

The couple who adopted him had made a decision that they didn't want to make more children -- they wanted to make a difference for the children already suffering in the world. They didn't ask for a gender, age or condition-- they just asked India for a child to love. How wonderful is that?