![]() ![]() “I swore to never settle for It’s better here, it’s safer here. How he didn’t end up dead, imprisoned, or worse is a testament to his strength of will and his determination to never compromise his values. Joe’s story is one that needs to be told. The only thing more shocking than the early half of Joe’s life is what happens after. ![]() For Joe to overcome this villain and unearth his family’s various abhorrent secrets, he must rise above their absence of affection, their lack of morals, and their penchant for violence and abuse. Charles is one of the most despicable humans I’ve had the displeasure of learning about, and he takes on the mantle of ‘head villain’ of Joe’s origin story. His father Charles is the pure embodiment of evil, a truly sick a vile man whose atrocities are too long to list, and he plays a central role in the story of Joe’s life. ![]() ![]() Joe was raised by his parents and grandmother who were Polish immigrants and Nazi sympathizers. Similar to Jeanette Walls’ The Glass Castle and Tara Westover’s Educated, the first half of Joe’s life depicts a child raised by… let’s call it unconventional means. Michael Straczynski’s autobiography Becoming Superman I had already highlighted an obscene amount of passages and notes expressing a mix of shock, incredulity, and an unhealthy amount of swearing. When I review a book, I’ll highlight passages I’ll want to refer to after I complete it. If there is anything remarkable about my life, it is that I did not come out the other side a serial killer. ![]()
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