Castro was locked up and had tearfully agreed to let the city of Cleveland raze his house. In my opinion, one of the most interesting passages in Hope was when one of Castro’s daughters came to the house to pick up family heirlooms. Somehow, they never saw or heard the women. For some reason, it never occurred to Castro’s family to wonder why certain parts of his house were strictly off limits. They had no idea that he was holding three women captive. Castro had children with Nilda who saw him as a more or less normal man. The authors include backstory on Ariel Castro, including where he grew up and his years with his common law wife, Nilda, who is now dead. Berry describes Castro as a loving father to their daughter, Jocelyn, while Knight describes Castro as a horrible monster in her book. Michelle Knight got pregnant five times and Castro starved and beat her each time to force her to miscarry. I got the sense that Berry may have been Castro’s favorite of the three. Amanda Berry also had a child by Ariel Castro which Michelle Knight, who had given birth before she was kidnapped, helped deliver in a plastic wading pool. Later, there were times when they were chained together.
Somehow, Ariel Castro managed to keep the women from knowing about each other for years. Michelle Knight is mentioned in the book, but by and large, her part in this book is relatively small. Hope is written from Amanda Berry’s and Gina DeJesus’ perspectives. I finished the book last night and have come to the conclusion that it’s a different kind of book than Finding Me is, even though some of the stories overlap. Since I am fascinated by true crime and like to read different perspectives, I decided to read Hope right after I read Finding Me. Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland, written by Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus and ghost writers Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan, got better reviews on. I found Michelle Knight’s book rather inspiring, though it wasn’t the best written book I’ve ever read. Michelle Knight was one of three women the late rapist and kidnapper Ariel Castro kept chained up in his house for many years. I recently read and reviewed Michelle Knight’s book, Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed: A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings. This review originally appeared on my old blog on June 13, 2016. If I repost Michelle Knight’s book about her ordeal being held captive at the hands of Ariel Castro, I have to repost the book written by her co-captives, Gina DeJesus and Amanda Berry.
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