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This book is absolutely riveting. I couldn't put it down and finished it in one day. This autobiography of Howard Dullly who was lobotomized at 12 years old is incredible. His strength, compassion and perseverence are absolutely amazing. I just finished reading it and I hated for the book to end...absolutely incredible.

It was heartbreaking to read, but his attitude made it bearable.
The most amazing part for me was how one woman could have put so much pain into a child's life and turned a family against a young child.
The last chapter was amazing and made the book for me. In this chapter he undergoes an MRI for a study on Lobotomy and the results are shocking. What a brutal procedure. A good memoir and an incredible story.

This is a heartbreaking memoir of Howard Dully, who was given a transorbital lobotomy in 1960 at the age of 12. His stepmother had it in for him and pushed for the operation, and unfortunately his father went along with it. The book traces his life from birth through today, where he is now an adjusted father of two, a husband and employed at a job he enjoys. It is believed that his young age allowed his brain to compensate for the damage done to it, however he was shown little love growing up and was emotionally scarred from the operation.

I'm thankful that Howard had the courage to tell his story. It was an interesting and enlightening read about a dark chapter medical history.

Very good and honest read. The story line drew me in and was full of interesting factual information. The story ended up not at all like I expected but was a very honest outlook from a seriously messed up situation. Read it, you will enjoy it.

This is a surprisingly good book and a very quick read. It's heartbreaking to know that it's a true story.

This story caught my attention because of the lobotomy survival story, and I wanted to learn the medical changes brought about from a lobotomy...from the viewpoint of a survivor. Only a small bit of information is centered on the brain changes brought about by the terrible procedure, but the entire story is interesting. This is Howard's personal odyssey. How he finally rose above the abusive childhood, the heinous lobotomy, and how he somehow managed to survive. He struggled most of his life to finally achieve success, forgiveness and a happy home life...good for you, Howard.