Book Review: Seven Broken Souls
By Elizabeth Suggs
Seven Broken Souls by Bull Durham is a memoir of Durham’s broken childhood.
This is heavy and sometimes hard to read. Durham’s parents were abusive to the children and to each other. There are certain details and experiences that made me want to pull away and stop reading, but I couldn’t stop.
The story starts slow, and I really loved the easy way the author wrote. It was like he was speaking to you specifically, but I did notice some grammatical errors that were strange and a little distracting. I also think certain segments could have been cut down to highlight the most important points and to speed up the pacing of the overall story.
I think there’s a lot of potential with Durham’s writing, and I feel like Seven Broken Souls would have been an easier read with more editing.
Here is a quote that stuck out to me:
You’re not as important as my boyfriend.
If you’re in the right headspace to read something heavy, then this is worth checking out.
Elizabeth Suggs is the owner and founder of Editing Mee and co-owner of Collective Tales Publishing. When she’s not writing or editing, she loves to dive deep into books (the weirder, the better!), and she loves to take random long walks to unplanned destinations. Check out her recently released book Collective Darkness with eleven other authors. Buy your copy here: www.CollectiveDarkness.com