Losing the Hate [Kindle Edition]

In Losing The Hate, Simon Palmer has done something remarkable. He's taken a harrowing, disturbing subject (the story of his abuse as a young child) and made it compulsively readable. He does this with a clear, engaging writing style that takes you back in time, sticks you straight in the middle of the story and allows you a glimpse of what was going on inside his head.

By presenting the material in a straight-forward, lucid manner, he maximizes the impact without getting too graphic. The personal insights scattered throughout the book are of particular notice; by helping explain what he was thinking when these atrocities were occurring, it allows you to see things from his point of view, helping you understand what allowed this terrible situation to proceed in the manner in which it did and garnering quite a bit of empathy for others who may find themselves in the same situation. Hopefully, after reading this book, you will have a clear understanding of how these terrible things can happen, and more importantly, a clear understanding of how to keep them from happening in the future.

The bottom line: Simon Palmer has written an important, meaningful book. He is clearly writing directly from the heart and what he has to say will break yours. The guts it took to put this all down on paper is remarkable and his self-analysis pulls no punches. Throughout the course of the book, he shows a clear awareness of his issues and what needs to be done to counteract them; here's hoping that telling his story to the world will help him sort through them.

What an amazingly honest and beautifully written book. This is not the usual type of book that I go for but I found this covered the issues in such a open, unsensational way that it drew you in with the facts and not the shock. The story is truly inspirational and shows that it is possible to overcome emotional trauma and turn your life around. I feel honoured that the writer has shared his story and I am sure that it will bring comfort to a great many people.

This book is one of the most open and honest books I've read. I sat and read it from cover to cover, and couldn't put it down. The writing is easy to read but gripping, and its very easy to find yourself hearing the conversations and feeling the emotions of the writer.

It not only explores the mental turmoil a child goes through during any kind of abuse, but also the effects it has on an adult later in life.