The Rake:A few scenes from my childhood

I enjoyed this reading. Although it is a sad story it is written well. The author talks about growing up in an abusive family. Even though I did not grow up in this kind of family, I have seen many stories and heard many tales about these type of things. It really is very sad. The writer does a good job of describing how his family actually is by giving specific examples such as the part where his grandfather refuses to tell his grandmother that he loves her. This gives you a good idea of how he family functions and how they live everyday like this. All in all good writing even though it is sad.