It was a story about domestic violence and abuse of the entire family. I like the historical twist to the events that occurred, like the death of President John F. Kennedy. We all remember what we were doing if we lived during those times.
Here was a young man (Shawn), the main character, who was bright and had to overcome so many odds of just everyday living. Being poor presents so many challenges. He had a mother who was too weak to fight her husband, the provider of the family. But it’s amazing what you can accomplish once you make up your mind that you can live without someone who is detrimental to your well-being. I shouted for joy when Shawn finally stood up to his old man, because he was big enough to do it. I rooted for him when he finally stood up to the bullies in his life. We all remember those.
One thing this story teaches is that you should never let your pride stand in the way of getting help. It brought back memories of my childhood coming into our Catholic church for the first time and getting a big basket of food, a big turkey and desserts along with it for Thanksgiving. My mother didn’t turn down anything. She swallowed her pride and accepted it because she knew her children had to eat.
I give this story 3 stars because I just couldn’t get past the numerous misspelled and missing words. It had become a distraction. A good edit would fix this amazing story because right now, it's just a good story.
- File Size: 621 KB
- Print Length: 216 pages
- Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
- Publication Date: January 12, 2015
- Sold by: Amazon.com Services LLC
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00S5RMUDK
- Text-to-Speech:
Enabled
- Word Wise: Enabled
- Lending: Not Enabled
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
#640,436 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
- #549 in Domestic Partner Abuse (Books)
- #1432 in Dysfunctional Relationships
- #6002 in Coming of Age Fiction (Kindle Store)
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