i really liked this. surprised at the low rating. for a teenager, evelyn is very perceptive and it's unusual for a journal written by someone this young to have depth in this way. 

i do not want to traumadump but on a personal level this was a very cathartic read. i think my childhood was very similar to evelyn's. when i first started reading, i felt a bit sick, and i wasn't sure if i'd be able to finish it, but i'm really glad that i did. in the past, i haven't been able to relate to most of the narratives i've read about abuse survivors, so it made me ache to recognize myself in her. i think when you have childhood trauma, you feel very, very lonely, and i don't know if that feeling ever goes away. i think knowing that other people have the same hurt and you're not crazy, or weird, or a monster helps though. nothing can fix it, but it helps. i know this'll stay with me for a long time for that reason. hard to read, but healing nevertheless.