Sold

Sold Review

I thought this was a very touching and well written book. The ways she wrote it with all of the sub-titles then following with words as if the main charachter Lakshimi was keeping a journal. This book also made me realize how real sexual slavery is to this day. These girls are ripped of everything they've ever had to live a life of giving themselves to ruthless men each day. McCormick does an awesome job of capturing this girls life and she had hope through it all.

10 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

Overall a Great Book

I read this book in one day. It has over 300 pages, but most only have a few words. It is an easy read, easy to follow and understand, but I got confused with the different characters and their unfamiliar names. The story was good, it kept me hooked. I hadn't been able to read a book to the end in a while. The ending was unexpected, as in I didn't expect it so fast. This was a good book, I recommend it.

8 out of 8 people found this review helpful.

Impacting Class of 2010

The story is really impacting. It helps in understanding how little girls in different countries are put into prostitution by their parents being tricked. The story is about a young girl named Lakshmi who is 13 years old and is taken from her home thinking that she is going to go work, but ends up being put into prostitution. The story is an easy read, anybody could read it. Recommened for ages 15 and up because its a bit explict.

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

sold review

Sold is written by Patricia McCormick. It is about a young girl in India named Lakshmi. She is sold into sex trade by her stepfather so that she could get money and help her family with it. I thought this book was very good. It can be a little emotional and it is totally unforgettable. It was very descriptive and graphic. I would recommend this to anyone. I prefer and young, mature adult. This book I think could change their mind about other people and life in general. I would give this book a four star rating.

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

AMAZING

I personally loved this book. IT was touching and sad. The part that hit me most was her loss of everything she knew and loved. This is really going on in the world and it needs to stop. This book has opened up my knowledge of what is really going on in this world we live in. I would definitly recommend this to anyone and everyone. IT will touch and break your heart

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Sold

A good book

2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

I loved it !

I love this book it is a sad story this made me belive even more that one person can make a big difference :)

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Sold, A book review

Lakshmi at age 13 has never been outside her village she lives a normal life Nepal going to school and helping her mom with chores. Than it all changes. Lakshmi wanted to go into the city to work as a maid for a rich family but instead her gambling stepfather has different plans for her, she is sold into prostitution in a Indian brothel. She dose not do what she is told until she was starved. Lakshmi was told by her owner that if she pays off her family's debt she can leave and go back home, but she soon finds out that her owner has been cheating her and that it IS impossible to pay off her family's debt. When a young boy bring her food she starts to have hope, he was met with a American client that is there to rescue girls she has to figure out weather to trust him or not. The author writes the book in first person in a very detailed manner making it possible to imagine what is going on in her life in the areas surrounding India. After reading this book I was more stunned to know what is happening in the world.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Prose Poetry Narration at its Finest

Patricia McCormick's story of a young girl from Nepal who is sold into sexual slavery is told in prose poetry, which only heightens the connection between narrator and reader. By utilizing this writing style, McCormick is effectively able to get us into the head of the young girl, from her early naivete to the way she begins to understand her situation. She is trapped, we learn, and as Sold is told from her point of view, we learn just how dire her situation is as she does. Who should she trust? Who do we trust? Should she listen to the woman in charge or to the other girls or to her own heart and mind? Sold is an emotionally riveting story that exposes readers to an entire world of young girls in other parts of the earth. I know that, for me, it touched my heart and made me want to learn more, especially learn how to help young girls like her.

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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i havent read it and i have no clue what it is about, but it looks cool, bro.

1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Sold was dumb

Made white people look like heros .

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

This book was written simply through the eyes of a 13 year old g

This book was written simply through the eyes of a 13 year old girl, sold into the sex industry in India. Though thought provoking, and sad, it didn't do much for me. Also it was extremely short, where a chapter is only a paragraph. It was not worth the money for that alone.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

An Impactful Read - Something Everyone Should Read

Sold by Patricia McCormick is a hard-hitting read about a thirteen year old girl, Lakshmi, living in the Himalayan Mountains of Nepal. Though her and her family live in poverty, Lakshmi finds pleasure in the simple things in life until one day her stepfather decides she needs to go and earn money for their family after a monsoon sweeps away all of their crops. Her stepfather gives her away to a woman and Lakshmi finds herself being promised of a beautiful city and a life as a maid. After traveling to India, she finds that she has instead been sold into prostitution. The innocent Lakshima now must live the life of a prostitute and pay off her family’s debt to the cruel brothel ruler Mumtaz. She dreams of returning to her simple life on the mountain as she loses her innocence and becomes just another young girl stuck in the dirty business of the sex trade.
This book really showed the suffering that many women in countries such as Nepal and India go through. I saw the theme and messages as though some of these women are sold into the trade and learn to endure it, that there is always hope and all it takes is one girl to stand up against the rest. This book really conveyed the idea that even in the darkest of times there is hope.
I really love how the author chose to write Sold. The first person narrative really gives you the insight to Lakshmi’s thoughts and everything she sees as a young girl who is being sold as a sex slave. You can really feel the confusion that a girl in this situation would feel, from being a new place to learning about a dirty business that no one should have to endure. The writing style flows and is poetic, with metaphors and similes referencing the life of Lakshmi that really puts you into her shoes and into the world of India and Nepal.
The only thing I didn’t enjoy about this book was some of the details on the subject matter. The author could really describe the sounds, smells, and sights of the brothel and all that went on in it. This subject is hard to read about and sometimes these details made the book uncomfortable to read, but I know that those details were needed for the book to have the impact that it did.
I recommend this book to anyone that is willing to read it. The subject matter is a horrible thing, but it is impactful and allows you to get an insight on what people around the world are dealing with. If you’re willing to get the details of the sex trade, this book is a quick read with description and information that will have an impact on your life.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Really good book, a must- read!

Sold is about 13 year old Pakistani girl Lakshmi, who gets sold into prostitution by her step-father, so he can pay off his debt. This book is a tough read, so I would reccomend it to an older, more mature audience, because it is pretty graphic, and was not meant for younger kids. This is a really sad, well- written book, and I enjoyed it alot. -Ruby

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

great book

Its a great read

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

One word title "SOLD" is perfect.

I cried, I smiled, I was relieved and felt the pressure. This book was beyond what I'd expect. It's lite reading yet overwhelmingly empowering and just touches one's soul. I'd recommend to all women and girls of all ages, we tend to take so much for granted and not living in poverty or such dire hardships we are left constantly with smiles on our faces many women are afraid to even think happy thoughts. I feel for those in the book and in life who have to go through such hardships. Good Read.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Unbelievable

After reading Sold my view of the world was drastically changed. I wrote my college application essay on how this book changed my life. I think it's a must read plain and simple. Once finished I had a new appreciation for all I was blessed with because compared to the women in this book I'm living like royalty. The hard truth of Sold is earth shattering.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Amazing, Gripping read.

SOLD was disturbing, yet intoxicating. I could not put it down, taken by the touching, complex writing. Although graphic, it is a touching read that can rattle the mind, take you to the real life of thirteen year old Lakshmi. Prostitution does exist, and it's scary. It's real.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

This book is amazing. At times Lakshmi can make you giggle or he

This book is amazing. At times Lakshmi can make you giggle or her story will leave you in tears. McCormick's writing will leave you breatheless as she takes you through Lakshmi's tragedy. Will most likely make you cry no matter what type of person you are.

Amazing

Really interesting characters and ploy.