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Savage Girls and Wild Boys: A History of Feral Children
by Michael Newton
from Picador

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• Missing the Broad Side of a Barn
  While the subject is as interesting as I could possibly imagine, the book itself really disappointed me. Lots of meandering and boring suppositions with occasional facts and interesting tidbits. I was looking for a book that tried to explain wild children, or at the very least would explain and examine how and why they are so different.
  This read like someone who casually researched several cases and then wrote up an excellent magazine article.
  Then they added 300 pages of filler off the top of... more info

• Not Exactly What I Expected
  Newton writes well. I found his book worthy of reading, but if you are expecting a deep study in the psychology of essential human nature absent the influence of culture you will be disappointed. The book focuses primarily on the impressions of those who have encountered feral human beings within a civilized setting. It is full of folk-psychological analyses of the phenomenon but nearly devoid of any in-depth scientific analysis. Perhaps what I was expecting is not available due to the ethical restrictions... more info

• Remarkably Moving Book
  This book is well researched and well written. As engrossing as it is disturbing, this is a must read for anyone interested in the history of lost or abandoned children. A study of personality developement as well as a case by case study of some of the most interesting and well documented cases of lost children. A must read for those interested in discovering what effect isolation or early contact with others really has.
  

• A haunting and beautiful book
  This is a fantastic book, bringing together six very different case studies of wild children. It is a book about innocence and its vulnerability. Exquisitely written, Newton brings together each tale with a great deal of feeling and consideration and is a book that will stay with you long after you have read it.

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