Customer Reviews
Can't get it off my mind... - By: Mrs. L. Griffiths, 01 Dec 2008 
I rarely read books but thought I would give this a go. I couldn't put the book down after reading every chapter hoping this would be the one where joe was free of these monsters. To call them monsters is a compliment actually but cannot think of a word that best describes them. I am lost for words.It is beyond me how people can be so cruel as to harm a helpless child. As a mother myself, it breaks my heart to think this happens to innocent children out there. Would highly recommend this book.
Great book Joe! Hope you & your family are all keeping well!:)
Joe's Courage - Cry Silent Tears (paperback) - By: D. Rice, 27 Nov 2008 Never before have i read a book with tears running down my cheeks. I find it disgusting how a parent or parent(s) can treat a child with such cruelty. I didnt want to put the book down until I had finished it. Joe's courage has got him where he is today, a loving family man. I have nothing but admiration for him, it takes a lot for anyone to put pen to paper & remember their childhood, well for most it is a happy time. I will ask anyone that had not read this book to go out now & purchase it. I found it such a compelling & sad book, but also a book filled with courage.
Cry Silent Tears - By: N.G, 16 Nov 2008 This book is amazing. It is incredibly sad &in some parts very hard to read, I found myself crying at certain chapters & holding my breath at others. Having said that I couldn't stop reading it & was anxiously awaiting the happy ending that Joe deserved. I only hope that books & stories like this bring an end to other children's misery. Although this story is incredibly heart-renching I would most certainly recommend it. I hope joe has now found the piece he deserves.
Cry Silent Tears - By: Ms. S. Parkinson, 12 Nov 2008 I cannot believe how much this book has touched me, I have cried my way through the majority of it & cannot stop thinking about what that beautiful little Boy had to go through to get where he is today....I suppose that being around the same age as Joe Peters makes it a little more hard to believe as I cannot understand how the things like that can ever happen.
This Boy was failed by his Family, failed by the system & failed by Adultsin general....Adults, the people who are supposed to protect Children, the people who Children look up to for guidance & love!!!
I was expecting the book to be upsetting but wasn't prepared at the absolute horror I was reading about as I turned each page, I kept thinking, surely it will get better, but it didn't....the only reason I managed to get to the end was the hope that Joe would get away & be happy!!!
Joe, you truly are an inspiration, to have been through what you have, & come out the other side more or less intact, still with lovein your heart....thank you for sharing your Story with us....I eagerly look forward to the next book & to reading about how you beat the odds to become the remarkable person you are today.
Horrific ! - By: Mrs. H. Newman, 05 Nov 2008 I have read this whole bookin a day it is absolutely horrificin places, but unputdownable. you just want to reach out & grab that little boy & hug him & never let him go. What the hell are the social services & the people who are supposed to protect kids doing??? why didnt anybody question, or try to find out what was happening??? ie auntie, stepmum, teachers. I cannot understand how other people can inflict so much pain & suffering onto another human being i am so angry. well done to you joe for "surviving" & breaking the chain & for writing this book. I know you have changed names but maybe some of the people (social workers, teachers etc) will realise who this is about & at last understand what happened to you. There really is pure evilin the world but as you know there is also good peoplein it also. Wish you all the happiness for the future. xxxx
