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Featured Reviews  Janalyn P, Reviewer “Victims make the best bird houses, “we need Larry Franklin a family man with a long marriage and two daughters who he loves. He barely remembered his own father due to him and his older brother been killed in a car accident when he was seven. So at 50 whenContinue reading “Featured Reviews”

Review by Rebecca I highly recommend this book. It is a raw, open, transparent memoir detailing Mr. Franklin’s journey of discovery, despair, recovery and reconciliation with who he is and the trauma he endured as a child. I thing what’s truly fascinating is his resiliency and perseverance to find good in his own (adult) life.Continue reading ““This book is gripping, inspiring, and details the complexity of abuse, trauma, and recovery.””

Thanks to the readers who post reviews of my memoir, “Victims Make the Best Birdhouses.” Many reviews were posted on the amazon website, while others were located in various posting sites. Readers base their purchasing decisions on reviews. They tell the author whether the book is reaching the intended audience, and whether the quality ofContinue reading “Emotion-Packed Story”

by Orizon [Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of “Victims Make the Best Birdhouses” by Larry L Franklin.] Victims Make the Best Birdhouses by Larry L. Franklin is a gripping memoir that spins the detailed life story of the author. In a fluke conversation with his mother, Larry discovers he was a victim of physical and sexualContinue reading “Review — Online Book Club”

VICTIMS MAKE THE BEST BIRDHOUSES BY LARRY L. FRANKLIN ‧ RELEASE DATE: APRIL 29, 2022 Franklin recounts his childhood abuse and his path to recovery. Franklin, whose last book was The Black River (2020), repressed memories of his difficult youth until his mother revealed that his father never loved him. For most of his young life, Franklin says he wasContinue reading “Kirkus Review”

In May of 2022, my memoir — Victims Make the Best Birdhouses — was published. Hidden inside my memoir was a twelve-page “mini story” of who I’ve become. While consumed by my twenty-year journey, my “mini” story, “Love, Dry Creek & a Dog Named Max” surfaced. It felt right to include the short story underContinue reading “Love, Dry Creek and a dog named Max”

For many abused children, the most nurturing, predictable, and unconditional experiences come from animals — dogs or cats. Children with abusive and unpredictable adults caring for then, put their hopes and dreams in relationships with nonhumans. So when they see an animal die, they actually feel the loss. But when a human dies — theyContinue reading “When an abused child sees an animal die, the child feels the lost.”