This was a really tough read. It was thought provoking and confronting. It was a book that makes you think, a lot. When she was describing the crimes you got to see a different angle. You could see that mental health played a huge part in the offenders and maybe if things had been different for them their life could have taken a different turn. Now don’t get me wrong, I am certainly not condoning the actions and behaviour but I think its possible to have compassion for these men and women without doing that.
Compassion is such an important thing we have to offer and it was made possible in this book because we were guided by the authors view and experiences. The offenders became more than just their crime.
Personally I really couldn’t manage to have compassion for David and it wasn’t because of his crime, it was because of the way he dealt with it and treated people. I don’t claim to be perfect though and its let me look at myself more closely.