Yes, yes, we all know that the topic of "Tiger, Tiger" is horrible, disgusting, appalling. That it is graphic. We've surmised that Fragoso must have recreated the detailed conversations from her youth. That in order to write a book, page to page, as if the events are happening in the present, you must be embellishing on what little you remember. Ok.
But once you get past all of of the thoughts & feelings you think you are SUPPOSED to think & feel, you are left with Fragoso's story. This WAS her life. And we can all count our blessings that it wasn't ours. We all wonder how these things can happen to children. What does the molester say to the parents, the child, his/her own family, to allow this to happen? What is a molester like - does he/she appear to be like a regular person - like someone we know? Fragoso lays it all down here. The lesson to be learned from this story is that not everything is as it seems, and sometimes the way it seems is spot-on. And yes, there is such a thing as too much trust.