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Reviewed by Karen Pirnot for Readers' Favorite
Slap, Punch, Kick by Greg Reid is the first of a two-part autobiography which tells the story of a family in a continual cycle of abuse and neglect. The author lived in Canada as a child and, at a very young age, he was exposed to ongoing physical and emotional abuse. At times, he was protective of his two younger sisters. At times, he had severe doubts about his ability to survive in order to grow to manhood. His father was an alcoholic and an abusive man and his mother was both an abuser and a facilitator. When the mother finally took the children and left her abusive husband, the life of the family became more stable and positive. However, the damage was already done to the author and he found himself beginning to repeat the abusive patterns modeled so intensely by his father.
This is a poignant story which needs to be heard by those who have themselves experienced such abuse and by those believing such things do not truly exist in families. The events of neglect and abuse are graphically related and author Reid assumes a no-holds-barred approach to relating the negative family history. In Slap, Punch, Kick there are no apologies for the events which lead to the author's own abusive history. He is factual, realistic, and courageous in his attempts to warn others of the costs of unreported family abuse. This could be a book which acts as an important resource for those wanting to break the cycle of family abuse and neglect.
