John B. (casevac) reviewed Somebody's Daughter: The Hidden Story of America's Prostituted Children and the Battle to Save Them on + 2 more book reviews
Worth a read for every mother and daughter.
Victoria T. (justicepirate) reviewed Somebody's Daughter: The Hidden Story of America's Prostituted Children and the Battle to Save Them on + 350 more book reviews
Throughout this book, there is a story (and a few others as well) combined with statistics, reports, and information that is a little outdated now (this book was written in 2011, and a lot has happened since then in regards to laws for human trafficking and other stuff), however, it gives a good history of so many things that we can reflect on.
Most of this book talks about a girl from Atlantic City, NJ named "Maria" who had been picked up by a well known, yet hard to find pimp. We get a glimpse of what it is like in the mind of a girl forced into prostitution, what her trafficker is like, how his circuit functions, and ultimately what happens to her after years of abuse.
I think something that makes this a unique book compared to a lot of books on sex trafficking in the US, is that we get a historical account of pimp culture and what it looked like when it became popular in the 1970s, and how it may have stayed the same or changed over time. It was really well done and researched.
Something to keep in mind when reading this though is that there is a lot of vulgar and profane talk throughout it. The people who are used to life on the street talk in this book as if you were in on their conversations, so nothing is left out. There is a horrific rape case explained in this as well in a graphic way that really is intense and awful to read about, as it gets its point across of how bad it is for some of the young girls who are put through sex trafficking. Be aware that this book is definitely not kid friendly.
Most of the later half of this book talks about operations and what police forces do in regards to how they fail or have fixed their view of prostitution and the girls that are arrested. It talks about the aftercare aspect of sex trafficking.
Overall, I am really impressed by this book. I really hate reading books that have foul talk throughout it, but I endured and appreciated the meat of the book.
Most of this book talks about a girl from Atlantic City, NJ named "Maria" who had been picked up by a well known, yet hard to find pimp. We get a glimpse of what it is like in the mind of a girl forced into prostitution, what her trafficker is like, how his circuit functions, and ultimately what happens to her after years of abuse.
I think something that makes this a unique book compared to a lot of books on sex trafficking in the US, is that we get a historical account of pimp culture and what it looked like when it became popular in the 1970s, and how it may have stayed the same or changed over time. It was really well done and researched.
Something to keep in mind when reading this though is that there is a lot of vulgar and profane talk throughout it. The people who are used to life on the street talk in this book as if you were in on their conversations, so nothing is left out. There is a horrific rape case explained in this as well in a graphic way that really is intense and awful to read about, as it gets its point across of how bad it is for some of the young girls who are put through sex trafficking. Be aware that this book is definitely not kid friendly.
Most of the later half of this book talks about operations and what police forces do in regards to how they fail or have fixed their view of prostitution and the girls that are arrested. It talks about the aftercare aspect of sex trafficking.
Overall, I am really impressed by this book. I really hate reading books that have foul talk throughout it, but I endured and appreciated the meat of the book.
