Nonfiction of the Week for July 13th: The Year We Disappeared
The Year We Disappeared by Cylin Busby
I'm a TV crime/drama junkie. My favourites are "Law and Order", "Law and Order Criminal Intent", "The First 48" and "48 Hours Mystery" who, by the way, featured a segment on Cylin and her family called "Live to Tell: The Year We Disappeared". You can check out the episode on-line here.
Naturally, I was drawn to Cylin Busby and her father John's true crime memoir. The thing that gets me the most is that in a split second, your life can change forever. Everything you thought was real and normal is gone and you are living in a nightmare. In the amount of time it took someone to pull up beside her Dad's car and pull a trigger, Cylin's life went from playing on the beach to sleeping with a knife under her pillow, armed guards and attack dogs. This is truly scary stuff, made all the more chilling since it is real, but it is also a story about coming through the nightmare, and learning to live again.
Cylin is now an accomplished author and writer, wife and mother. She has recently edited a collection of stories called First Kiss Then Tell, in which popular teen authors such as Scott Westerfeld, Lauren Myracle and Donna Jo Napoli talk about their own first kisses.
Margaret is a Teen Librarian who in her spare time enjoys reading teen fiction about vampires, werewolves, faeries and wizards, writing really bad short stories, and of course, watching TV.
96 thoughts on “Nonfiction of the Week for July 13th: The Year We Disappeared”
I like Law and Order: Special Victims Unit the best from all of the other Law and Order shows.
CSI Miami is awesome, too.
In “The Year We Disappeared”, I thought it was horrible how badly John was shot. He’s very lucky to be alive after going through that and all the surgeries.
I like Law and Order: Special Victims Unit the best from all of the other Law and Order shows.
CSI Miami is awesome, too.
In “The Year We Disappeared”, I thought it was horrible how badly John was shot. He’s very lucky to be alive after going through that and all the surgeries.
I enjoying reading and watching mysteries as well. I’ll give this book a try.
I enjoying reading and watching mysteries as well. I’ll give this book a try.
I read this book and it was gritty and real and a real eye-opener about how politics works in some small towns.
I like the way father and daughter alternated writing chapters. You definitely get the adult and the child perspective on the horror the family went through.
I read this book and it was gritty and real and a real eye-opener about how politics works in some small towns.
I like the way father and daughter alternated writing chapters. You definitely get the adult and the child perspective on the horror the family went through.
I’m totally putting a hold on this book! It sounds just too terrible to be true, though. It takes a lot of guts to write about personal experiences like those.
I’m totally putting a hold on this book! It sounds just too terrible to be true, though. It takes a lot of guts to write about personal experiences like those.
The Year we disappeared sounds soo interesting. I want to put a hold on it ASAP.
The Year we disappeared sounds soo interesting. I want to put a hold on it ASAP.
I love to watch vampire, Law & Order as well, and i love to wact Mysteery hunters and ghost tracker!!! maybe i’ll try this book
I love to watch vampire, Law & Order as well, and i love to wact Mysteery hunters and ghost tracker!!! maybe i’ll try this book
I am reading it right now and I am almost at the middle. I am telling you IT’S GREAT!!
I am reading it right now and I am almost at the middle. I am telling you IT’S GREAT!!
This book sounds interesting to read. I like watching TV shows like Law & Order and CSI, so this book should be along the same lines.
This book sounds interesting to read. I like watching TV shows like Law & Order and CSI, so this book should be along the same lines.
This looks awesome, I’ll have to add it to my list of books, and hopefully get around to it before September
This looks awesome, I’ll have to add it to my list of books, and hopefully get around to it before September
This is definitly something I would read. Sounds really interesting. I put a hold on it but who knows when I’ll get it.
This is definitly something I would read. Sounds really interesting. I put a hold on it but who knows when I’ll get it.
gonna put it on hold. cause this book sounds good to me. The title is thrill with excitment. 😛
gonna put it on hold. cause this book sounds good to me. The title is thrill with excitment. 😛
I read this book and it was really great! I just picked up this and book and didn’t stop reading it till I was finished. I just loved how Cylin and John narrate the book so that we can get an idea of both the adult and the kid’s perspective! It really shows how families together can overcome even the worst-case scenarios poosible. It’s a must read if you’re a crime show junkie!
I read this book and it was really great! I just picked up this and book and didn’t stop reading it till I was finished. I just loved how Cylin and John narrate the book so that we can get an idea of both the adult and the kid’s perspective! It really shows how families together can overcome even the worst-case scenarios poosible. It’s a must read if you’re a crime show junkie!
This book was really good! I can’t believe the tragedy that occured to John (Cylin’s father). That’s total bizarre how the shooting happened and John described the pain. But in the end, they survived together and i was relieved for them and happy too.
This book was really good! I can’t believe the tragedy that occured to John (Cylin’s father). That’s total bizarre how the shooting happened and John described the pain. But in the end, they survived together and i was relieved for them and happy too.
Seems like a great book after all the blogs Iv’e just read! Going to put it on hold.
Seems like a great book after all the blogs Iv’e just read! Going to put it on hold.
The Book “The Year We Disappeared” by Cylin & John Busby is an amazing book of the journey of their struggle through John’s “injury”. It has an amazing storyline. It explains the life of Father-Daughter like no other Father-Daughter book has ever.
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
Spoiler: My favorite part was when Cylin first saw her dad in the hospital and didn’t think it was her father. I love this part becuase it just goes to show that even though Cylin was only 9 years old, she still had to deal with the pain of seeing her father near death (although thankfully he survives)
I beleive that this book is inspirational to those who have struggled with a traumatic injury in their family. Thankfully in the end, they are a strong family.
Please read this book. It’s AMAZING.
When you read this book it’ll seem as if each word is “hand picked” so to say, and believe me, it’ll get to you, as it did to me.
The Book “The Year We Disappeared” by Cylin & John Busby is an amazing book of the journey of their struggle through John’s “injury”. It has an amazing storyline. It explains the life of Father-Daughter like no other Father-Daughter book has ever.
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
Spoiler: My favorite part was when Cylin first saw her dad in the hospital and didn’t think it was her father. I love this part becuase it just goes to show that even though Cylin was only 9 years old, she still had to deal with the pain of seeing her father near death (although thankfully he survives)
I beleive that this book is inspirational to those who have struggled with a traumatic injury in their family. Thankfully in the end, they are a strong family.
Please read this book. It’s AMAZING.
When you read this book it’ll seem as if each word is “hand picked” so to say, and believe me, it’ll get to you, as it did to me.
mysterious…
mysterious…
This was truly one page turner! I love to read nonfiction books like these…absolutely amazing.
This was truly one page turner! I love to read nonfiction books like these…absolutely amazing.
sounds very mysterious and interesting
looking forward to reading it
sounds very mysterious and interesting
looking forward to reading it
I like law and order, csi miami and criminal minds 😀 they’re all amazing shows!
this seems like a really good book but i gotta think a bit abt giving it a try, since violent things are really hard for me to get out of my head…..so yeaa..
but the plot and everything seems amazing and from the comments above, i can’tell that it really is a book worth reading!
I like law and order, csi miami and criminal minds 😀 they’re all amazing shows!
this seems like a really good book but i gotta think a bit abt giving it a try, since violent things are really hard for me to get out of my head…..so yeaa..
but the plot and everything seems amazing and from the comments above, i can’tell that it really is a book worth reading!
Sounds mysterious and definetly very intresting
would like to read it so i’ll pu t it on hold.
Sounds mysterious and definetly very intresting
would like to read it so i’ll pu t it on hold.
I think this is a law and order book. I hope i am inspired to come a judge. I love this book already. Can’t wait to read it
I think this is a law and order book. I hope i am inspired to come a judge. I love this book already. Can’t wait to read it
This book sounds sooooooooo serious but mysterious at the same time. I love like it sooo i am putting it on hold.
This book sounds sooooooooo serious but mysterious at the same time. I love like it sooo i am putting it on hold.
The book seems good but its a mystery.. I don’t usually like mysteries but ill give it a try.
The book seems good but its a mystery.. I don’t usually like mysteries but ill give it a try.
I like CSI Miami and criminal minds!
this mook sounds really good, sounds like a mystery and i loveeeeeeeeeee mystery books
however the problem is that once i read/see violent stuff, its reallly hard for me to get it out of my mind and i just keep thinking abt it! 🙁
I like CSI Miami and criminal minds!
this mook sounds really good, sounds like a mystery and i loveeeeeeeeeee mystery books
however the problem is that once i read/see violent stuff, its reallly hard for me to get it out of my mind and i just keep thinking abt it! 🙁
Same me and my sisters love Law and order, this book does seem very intresting, so i’ll try and get it
Same me and my sisters love Law and order, this book does seem very intresting, so i’ll try and get it
Honestly I was hooked on this book, not by reading it, but just by hearing the summary from a friend of mine who had! You don’t see many people these days reading non-fiction, well, at least the people I know. This book keeps you engrossed pretty much from the first word until the last. =)
Honestly I was hooked on this book, not by reading it, but just by hearing the summary from a friend of mine who had! You don’t see many people these days reading non-fiction, well, at least the people I know. This book keeps you engrossed pretty much from the first word until the last. =)
I’ve already told my sister about this bok and she’s really intrested ’cause she want to read more non-fiction book this summer instead of or usually fiction books, so this seem to be a very good one for her
I’ve already told my sister about this bok and she’s really intrested ’cause she want to read more non-fiction book this summer instead of or usually fiction books, so this seem to be a very good one for her
Honestly, I totally want to read this book. and got it on hold still
Honestly, I totally want to read this book. and got it on hold still
This does seem like an interesting book if more people talk positively about i’ll probaly look into checking this out
This does seem like an interesting book if more people talk positively about i’ll probaly look into checking this out
Well after reading more about it i’ve decided that i should read it, and should get in sometime soon i hope. but you can never really know with it being on hold and everything
Well after reading more about it i’ve decided that i should read it, and should get in sometime soon i hope. but you can never really know with it being on hold and everything
I know all to well how one single second or moment can completly revert how you might live your life. so this book is probably very good if not atleast it’s a good memoir
I know all to well how one single second or moment can completly revert how you might live your life. so this book is probably very good if not atleast it’s a good memoir
I think everyone in life may have a single moment that might change how they view life. and depending on the way they take it may deicided if they have a good future or a bad one
I think everyone in life may have a single moment that might change how they view life. and depending on the way they take it may deicided if they have a good future or a bad one
That’s true, in my church i’ve heard many moments like that were the person let the experince become a good one and turned it into a positive thing
That’s true, in my church i’ve heard many moments like that were the person let the experince become a good one and turned it into a positive thing
This book seems real good, so i’m not sure but i might want to read it
This book seems real good, so i’m not sure but i might want to read it
Ya, so if it seems as good as it is, then i might go for it
Ya, so if it seems as good as it is, then i might go for it
Ya probaly will, just gotta wait for space to clear up in my holding thing
Ya probaly will, just gotta wait for space to clear up in my holding thing
I think this book, could be worth it. but who knows
I think this book, could be worth it. but who knows
Well i think this is an intresting story to read, and i’d hope to read some more non fiction this summer
Well i think this is an intresting story to read, and i’d hope to read some more non fiction this summer
But in this case it’s up to how good the book it is first and formost
But in this case it’s up to how good the book it is first and formost
But the year we dissaperd is a real story that’ll defiantely get to you
But the year we dissaperd is a real story that’ll defiantely get to you
I know it’s gotten to me already
I know it’s gotten to me already
Ya that’s true, this does seem like a good book
Ya that’s true, this does seem like a good book
I just sadly can’t put a hold on it yet
I just sadly can’t put a hold on it yet
But i’ve been thinking about it and i think i will sooner or later probaly read this
But i’ve been thinking about it and i think i will sooner or later probaly read this
Ya probaly will
Ya probaly will
Yup, so i guess i’ll see when i read this as well
Yup, so i guess i’ll see when i read this as well
Love This Book 🙂
Read it Twice now
Love This Book 🙂
Read it Twice now
its a little sad but it was still a good book i hope im not the only person that thinks that this book was sad cause if i am im going to make a fool of my self!!!!! lol just kidding i don’t care if i think this book is sad!! anyway i gotta go see ya!!!
its a little sad but it was still a good book i hope im not the only person that thinks that this book was sad cause if i am im going to make a fool of my self!!!!! lol just kidding i don’t care if i think this book is sad!! anyway i gotta go see ya!!!