My Story Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Elizabeth Smart & Chris Stewart
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
2,247

My Story by Elizabeth Smart & Chris Stewart Book Summary

The harrowing true story of abduction and survival from the courageous young woman who lived it—now the subject of a Lifetime original movie, I Am Elizabeth Smart.

In this memoir, Elizabeth Smart reveals how she survived and the secret to forging a new life in the wake of a brutal crime. On June 5, 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart, the daughter of a close-knit Mormon family, was taken from her home in the middle of the night by religious fanatic Brian David Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee. Elizabeth was kept chained, dressed in disguise, repeatedly raped, and told she and her family would be killed if she tried to escape. After her rescue on March 12, 2003, she rejoined her family and worked to pick up the pieces of her life.

With My Story, Elizabeth tells of the constant fear she endured every hour, her courageous determination to maintain hope, and how she devised a plan to manipulate her captors and convinced them to return to Utah, where she was rescued minutes after arriving. Smart explains how her faith helped her stay sane in the midst of a nightmare and how she found the strength to confront her captors at their trial and see that justice was served.

In the years after her rescue, Smart transformed from victim to advocate, traveling the country and working to educate, inspire and foster change. She has created a foundation to help prevent crimes against children and is a frequent public speaker. She and her husband, Matthew Gilmour, now have two children.

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Book Name My Story
Genre Biographies & Memoirs
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Language English
E-Book Size 1.45 MB

My Story (Elizabeth Smart & Chris Stewart) Book Reviews 2024

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Inspiring. Eliabeth’s strength is truly inspiring.

Love this book!. Her faith in God is beautiful

Absolutely Amazing. God Bless

Incredibly Inspiring Narrative. How could anyone possibly be this amazing after such events? Elizabeth Smart is truly a spiritual giant as she narrates her kidnapping and imprisonment of 9 long months. You hear her beauty and strength throughout her hellish experience and you feel you can conquer anything, evermore because of her undying faith and resolve to live. Amazing, uplifting read.

Inspiring memoir. Once I started reading this memoir, I could not put it down. I felt with Elizabeth all the way - her fears, her pain and her faith. I cried, I laughed and I celebrated. Thank you for such an awesome book!

Inspiring. This has been one of the best Christian novels I have ever read! I believe I cried through most of it. From all the horrendous things she went thought but her amazing faith she kept and continues keeping! She is very uplifting and encouraging! What an awesome read! Very inspiring!

Worthy, uplifting read. This is one sweet lady who went through a terrible, long experience as a young girl. No one is more pure and worthy than she is. May the Lord fill her heart and life with His great love, and the rest of us as well as we learn as much as we can from her horrible experience. This book is such a worthy read!

Thank you for giving us Hope. Broke my heart and then uplifted it by the power of Hope and God in Elizabeth's heart. God Bless you

I wish iBooks had a 10-star rating.. Because this book would get 10 out of 10 from me. Elizabeth Smart is a champion. What an amazing person full of strength and character. She holds nothing back with this book and that is admirable. A tough read because of the subject matter but inspiring in that her will to live, survive & thrive overcomes.

Hugs to You!. Powerful and Inspiring!

Absolutely Incredible. What a beautiful beautiful soul. God Bless her and keep her what an inspiration. Please read this book.

My Story. Gripping and powerful full of pain, Faith and redemption in the spirit of just a little girl. God bless Elizabeth Smart.

Great. I am so happy to be able to read her book, so grateful that she was able to share with the world what had transpired during those nine months. So relieved to read the last few chapters. I cried of course, when she was finally reunited with her family- micheal in custody- and she was safe and once again receiving all of the love that was once taken from her. I'm not religious, but even I can admire her strong faith. She is beautiful.

READ IT!! It's inspiring.. Not once did I not tear every time I got a chance to read this book (hands full with 3 sunshines). At the end of this book, a tear of happiness and feeling grateful. Definitely Elizabeth Smart gave me a view of the dark world we live in, but also that there is more good than evil.

Amazing woman. You have an amazing mother who is as strong as you. Your heartwrenching story is also inspiring in your incredible faith & strength to overcome this & turn around to help so many others.

My story. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! What a beautiful soul Elizabeth has that shines through every page. No doubt she will continue to do great work and be a light in the darkness to many.

Empowering and Inspiring. Elizabeth Smart is One of the strongest ladies in the world.

Much love. I am so excited to read this book I just heard about the story on Snapchat and I’m so happy she made the best out of this horrific story I am so sorry he treated you that way as a woman and just decency it self you are a tru Kween 👑😌💙

A true child of God. This book was written with grace and intelligence. Elizabeth is a class act. I was interested to find out how she managed to come out of her 9 months of terror with an ability to move on in such a strong manner. The Lord was her strength and I thank her for making that so clear.

Amazing and inspiring. Elizabeth shares her story play by play with raw emotions and feelings. It is empowering and inspiring to know that someone who went through so much can find the good. We can all live in our thoughts, why not make them all good, and always find the good in every situation. It may seem like the end of the world, your dying, and no one cares but the reality is lots of people care even when they are going through there own things. Thank You Elizabeth you are beautiful inside and out.

Big person. I am very impressed with Elizabeth. Her courage, faith and wisdom is amazing for someone her age. She interjected humor into book as well and made me laugh. I would love to hear her speak or meet her one day. God Bless her !

very good. I enjoyed this book. It kept me wanting to see what was going to happen. Elizabeth seams like a very smart girl. I had to try and put myself in her shoes. She is a very brave and talented lady. I hope this book will help other victims of kidnapping and abuse.

Powerful. The fact that she can write about her torment and openly talk about her faith throughout is powerful. This was a wonderful book that includes some important life lessons, I would recommend this book to anyone that has had something even remotely ttaumatizing happen to them.

Great book. Very nice read

My Story Elizabeth Smart. Great read.

Loved it!. I Am so happy for Elizabeth she is a brave young lady and I only hope all her dreams come true.while I read this book I could feel all her emotions. This is an uplifting book and I think everyone should read it

Incredible !. I live in Utah, and remember the kidnapping. I am so touched at her incredible strength and drive to survive. I personally can't even imagine how she endured. It just goes to show you that "attitude, and "gratitude" is everything. She has come from an amazing pioneer heritage, she was not alone in that experience, and neither are we alone in our experiences. Thank you Elizabeth for sharing your story ! Cathy Coe

My Story. What an Awesome account of everything she went through. I followed the story as it unfolded on the News, but I never knew how she was treated by the couple that took her. Elizabeth, your a very strong and admirable young lady. God's Love and your massive strength of character are the reason you made it through it all. I'm in awe of you. God Bless You and your family.

Amazing Read. I am a couple of years younger than Elizabeth, and remember her on the news as a little girl, so picking this book to read was not something I had to think twice about. I had always been so curious about "her story", and reading her book was a true page turner that was sad, yet inspiring. Overall, I really loved this book.

Wow😱. This is a amazing story to know that this is real it's scary to believe someone could live though this This is so hard to believe that someone could survive all of this he put her though And she went days without food and water This brings your faith stronger to God for me that she put so much faith that God helped her though all the tough times She survived 9 months of this horrible guy this is amazing book and you should read it😌

Powerful. This is such an amazing powerful book that everyone NEEDS to read

Truly inspirational. This book gave me nothing but chills and as I turned each page I couldn't put the book down. Makes you really thankful for the life you have and to realize things change in a blink of an eye. Truly inspiring and a great book!

Elizabeth smart. I want to say I'm so sorry about what had happened to you. This is an amazing book. I'm glad I had the chance to read this book. If you could change what they did to you would you?? - Lindsay

work of God. it is so beyond inspiring how much faith was put in God through Elizabeth's eyes throughout what could easily be considered the worst time of her life. As a fourteen year old who attends church every Sunday, this book really proves as an answer to a lot of spiritual beliefs & doubts I've had in the past. Elizabeth Smart is truly such a role model, for all of her positivity and love she kept close through her life. And God will forever be the all-time hero. As shown in My Story.

Inspiring. Finished this book in 3 days...she is a strong woman who has a lot of faith in our Lord. Loved it!

My Life. Frightening, sickening, and inspirational!!

Uplifting & inspirational. Horrific story, but unwavering beliefs. I knew what the outcome was, but I had to read it in her words.

Faith. Elizabeth had, and has, unshakable faith. Her God is the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords. He is Life. And she chose Life.

Great book!. What I love more about this book is her testimonies about the miracles that happened during those hard times. Also, when she mentions her family, Heavenly Father, her promises to him about no drinking or smoking. What an amazing soul she has for fighting so hard to try to keep her covenants even when she knew that could make things worse. This is a great book and I will recommend it!

Happy for you Elizabeth. Elizabeth made it through a horrid ordeal, but she spends too much time trying to convince the reader that she wasn't attached to this ultra sadistic, weirdo couple. I understand why, but really, who cares what anybody thinks?! Not many people are stolen from their beds and brutalized for nearly 9 months when they're 14 years old. I am so glad that you survived and continue to thrive. And I am glad that this selfish duo will never be able to hurt a child again.

Beautiful, Dark, & Brutally Honest. I loved it; no doubt about that! Through her point of view I got a clear picture of what it must've been like facing pain and suffering, and as I read I felt like I was there and wondering what I could do. That's the beauty of books and I love that. It's a beautiful book, with its dark side to it but it's really honest. I don't know how she moved on so well, but I applaud her very much and I'm glad her former captors—whose names will not be said—finally received the punishment they long deserved. I pray that Elizabeth gets the best in life and that alone. She's amazing and I'm glad to have read this book. Thank you for sharing your story and helping others!

Thank you for Sharing. I never wanted to put this book down. It was well-written and focused on what readers needed to know in order to have the slightest understanding of what Miss Smart experienced. Our imagination could never comprehend the reality of the actual experience. I will never look at people on the street that I don't understand the same way again ever. I will take action to provide food for people I see suffering from hunger. And as I always have I will look very closely at missing children posters. So much of what Miss Smart shared in her book is eye-opening and a call to action.

God bless you. God bless you Elizabeth Smart. You are an empowering young woman who had incredible strength and also incredible love for the Lord. I believe he was with you through ever step of your terrible journey and kept you alive to be reunited with your family as well as to be an advocate for children rights. Your strengths make this world a better place

Wow. Makes you more aware of your surroundings.

Elizabeth Smart Book. This is awesome! I love it because it describes everything.

My Story. I was fortunate to hear Elizabeth Smart speak at a convention. Listening to her story made me want to buy the book. I was not disappointed. Her story is truly inspirational. A good read for parents and teens. Be grateful. You will survive.

Amazing book. Elizabeth is just absolutely amazing! This book is amazing! And her parents and everyone who helped is amazing! Could not take my eyes off of this book! Hands down one of the best written books I've read!

My Story. A sharing of hope in the midst of darkness & despair was so powerful. The wisdom of a young persons experience & her unbelievable ability to cope is so inspiring. I appreciate what she shared as a gift to all who read this incredible journey. These words have the potential to positively change lives if the reader chooses to listen with an open heart. This book is one to be studied for all its wisdom.

A Ray of Hope. This book is a ray of hope for anyone facing any situation and realizing when you look deep enough, someone has suffered greater than me. I have prayers for Elizabeth for years, as I do today!

Mandatory reading for parents of young children.. This book is important. While heartbreaking and disturbing - this window into the mind and methods of the depraved is a gift. After reading this book, the gift of sharpened awareness and vigilance may well spare you and others a similar fate. I am grateful to Ms. Smart for sharing the details of her capture, captivity and escape.

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5 stats. A book I couldn’t put down.

Well done Elizabeth. What an amazing women, through no fault of their own most people would become destroyed after that experience she dealt with it amazingly and didn't let them evil Devils win, she's an inspiration.

Elizabeth Smart. Truly amazing story! A must read. 💙💛

My story. What an amazing book. Such incredible strength from such a young girl. Definitely a book that stays with you once you've finished reading it. 5* writing.

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Amazing. I can't imagine the fear and hurt you have suffered because of those people, but by you telling this story will show the world that you are a strong and amazing person You will touch so many lives

Surreal..... That this can even happen is what amazes me. The will the this girl had to survive was unbelievable and she is an inspiring role model to all girls worldwide.

"My Story". You were never alone Elizabeth. We held you in our hearts and prayers every step of the way. You are hope.

Couldn't put it down!. Such a great book! It's sad that it took this lovely young lady having to go through what she went through though. The reason that this book is so amazing is because she didn't hold back...which I honestly wasn't expecting. I was expecting I guess for her to just kind of graze over some things..like ya this happened but ya, next this happened. I'm glad to say I was wrong! Not that I wasn't squirming in my chair reading such horrible things but this book WILL help people! You are proof that even going through something terrible, you can choose how to deal with it. You can let it consume you & never let go or you can pick yourself up & say this does not define who I am (not to say their aren't bad days) I'm literally in aww of you..I don't think I could show as much dignity & grace as you have. I am so sorry that your innocence was taken away from you in such a horrific way.

Great Read. What a wonderful book. Elizabeth is truly inspirational!

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