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The 13th Boy is a harrowing glimpse into the psychological process of grooming a teenager for sexual abuse. Fife s courageous telling of his personal story while a student at Horace Mann sheds light on a subject too long kept in the dark. --Amos Kamil - Prep School Predators / New York Times Magazine / Co-author of Great Is The Truth: the Secret History of Sexual Abuse at the Horace Mann School
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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on September 8, 2014
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A powerful, and powerfully told, story of how a boy was groomed and molested at a prestigious private school.
The genius of the book is how Fife managed to survive, and overcome, the abuse, and become a successful
writer in the process. Inspiring.
The genius of the book is how Fife managed to survive, and overcome, the abuse, and become a successful
writer in the process. Inspiring.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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on September 18, 2014
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I already knew something about the subject matter, having read the New Yorker piece last year about the same teacher. But the story here seemed surprisingly different, seeing everything through the eyes of this writer describing what he went through as a young man back in the 1970s. He really helped me to see how easy it could be to get caught up in the web of a favorite teacher, and how easily hero worship can turn into an invitation to sexual abuse. This is a truly disturbing story, yet one of the things I really liked was how easily the narrative flowed, and how accessible it felt. Also, there was something wonderful and almost exhilarating in the lyrical prose, because it was proof that this writer has not let this destructive experience in his youth spoil his love of writing or destroy his ability to do it well.
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Hillary D. Rollins
on September 19, 2014
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Bravo to Stephen Fife for documenting his own struggle with this insidious and destructive experience and for bearing witness for others struggling with it. Sadly, this story is all too common and resonant, and the only solution is to shine a light on events that have too long been shrouded in darkness. This book is important and a true accomplishment and I recommend it to anyone who cares about young people and their educational development.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Marc Odrich
on September 15, 2014
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As a fellow Horace Mann alum from the same decade as the author I applaud the author for his accuracy and bravery in describing the pervasive culture that existed at our private school. Though I found many parts of the book upsetting, I also recognize how well written and well told his story is. This is a must read for all parents.
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on September 23, 2014
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Stephen Fife succeeds at the delicate task of engaging my memories of high school with his amazing struggle against a manipulative teacher. What does a parent's worst fear really look like from the inside? I'm grateful for his courage to speak out and his direct style makes a compelling read. Told with humor and insight, his tale gave me some hope against the familiar dark headlines. He can and should help many others to be strong enough to say “this scares me” or “this angers me” rather than be so weak as to suggest silence would be better.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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on September 30, 2014
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Stephen Fife's The 13th Boy is a powerful and eloquent memoir which bravely but delicately delves into many sensitive, if not taboo, subjects: the vulnerability of adolescents to charismatic adults who exploit their youthful search for distinct identities by constantly telling them that they are "special," "great," or blessed with "genius," the all-too-frequent and mind-boggling enabling of sexual predators by otherwise responsible and decent educators, the ongoing fight for survivors of sexual abuse to maintain a sense of confidence and establish their true identities after their childhood innocence has been savagely ripped from them, and the continuous battle for sex abuse survivors to find a reason to continue to live (and love) in the wake of these vicious assaults on their bodies and souls. Stephen Fife demonstrates with his detailed account of his own harrowing journey that these issues are as timely now as they ever have been, that schools and administrators which deny any real and meaningful justice to victims and cover up their own complicity in the sexual assaults of their students cannot in good faith proceed in educating our children as if their crimes against humanity never happened, and that it is a daily outrage (fueled by cowardly legislators and judges) to permit perpetrators (i.e., child rapists) and cover-up artists (i.e., those who let known child rapists have unfettered access to unsuspecting children) to escape accountability by hiding behind absurd and antiquated statutes of limitation. Stephen Fife reminds us that this issue for all too many is truly a matter of life and death. I am grateful that the author was able to fend off his demons and write this book. It should be required reading for every single legislator and judge in New York State.Read more ›
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