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Rick Gregory
Brian Boozer is a good kid in a bad situation. At 13, he's already endured the pain of losing his father and the agony of living with a step-father who hates and abuses him. At school, Brian suffers even more torment, delivered by bullies who seem to enjoy making his life miserable. The only bright spot in Brian's life is Carly, the girl on whom he's had a crush for years.
As his relationship with her evolves, so do the problems at home and the confrontations at school. A distressed Brian retreats further into himself, hiding behind the wall he's built as protection from the cruel chaos around him. Eager to be free of his troubles, Brian fights to be heard in a world that won't listen.
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The story does a very good job of getting in the head of a kid in such a sad position. I kept wanting him to get revenge on all those that were tormenting him. I kept wanting the book to become a fantasy story where he suddenly gets all these super powers and is able to get revenge on his tormentors. Sadly, this book is more reality that fantasy.
I hope this book serves as a warning to teachers, adults, students, and others to watch and help kids like this. I should note that this is not a Young Adult book. It deals with a lot of serious issues that I think might be too much for a child under the age of 13.
Please note that I received this title for free in exchange for an unbiased review
So sad... but good
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This crude story is inspired by the tragic events happened at Columbine High School. Its so easy to ignore that even young people suffer more than what they can cope with. This book is not about guns yes or no, but about what can make somebody to act in an unexpected way.
The book is quite depressing, and we inexorably see how Brian is losing hope about everything that surrounds him. I was most of the time waiting for something to happen, anything that would trigger a change. But the whole story are chained events in which Brian is abused in dozens of different ways.
Brian’s passivity is alarming, and his situation at home seems unrealistic: her mother working sixteen hour days while her boyfriend stays home drinking and making up stories about why Brian is bruised. Is this really possible? Maybe I was lucky enough to never have lived a similar situation, but I hardly believe a mother could behave in this way unless she has a psychological problem or she is a drug addict.
This is just to explain that this book left me with a bitter-sweet after taste. There is no redemption for Brian, no hope, no changes in his environment, and we just witness his utterly despair in a situation where no one seems to have the will to change anything.
I really enjoyed Rick Gregory’s narration of this story. He delivered voices with subtle differences for all the characters, and his interpretation skills are really good. Gregory brought the characters to life in this story. The audio production had no issues.
I received a copy of this book in audio format from the narrator in exchange for an honest review.
This book left me with a bitter-sweet after taste
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Oh. My. God.
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I recently listened to Bettes’s Exodus and the few issues I had with that novel don’t exist here. There’s no gore and violence simply for shock value. She also doesn’t gloss over the serious issues in Brian’s life. His step-dad is abusive in more ways than one; he’s mostly unemployed, a slob, verbally abusive, and also sexually abuses him. Then there are the bullies at school. Bettes gives a full detailed description of what it means to have your head shoved in a used toilet. Then there are all those that could have or should have helped Brian but didn’t.
Bettes walks that tightrope of capturing harsh circumstances without sounding angsty and she does it with grace. This book stirred up quite a number of emotions in me and brings up some serious points about bullying. If adults stuck anyone’s head in a toilet, police would be involved and yet if it’s only kids involved, we stick the Bullying Label on it and often nothing serious is done.
In the end, while I don’t agree with all the actions Brian took I certainly understand how he ended up where he did. That makes this a quality book. Tough subject, worthy book. 5/5 stars.
I received a free copy of this book.
The Narration: Rick Gregory really poured himself into this book. He was great as Brian, a 13 year old going through tough stuff. I also liked his teen voice for Carly, the love interest of the tale and Brian’s friend. He didn’t blink at the harsher scenes but rather imbued the characters in those scenes with emotion. And there’s plenty of nuanced emotions in this story, which Gregory did a great job at capturing. There were no technical issues.
Harsh subject but handled well
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Rage
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This is a very realistic and raw portrayal of abused children and their plight in our society. The abuse the boy goes through makes you wince, and curse out loud and wish for him to fight back and exact revenge. But problem with this book is - it went overboard with the depressing story. The boy is subjected to every kind of abuse a kid can face. It felt like the author just kept on adding to the pile just to make it darker / grittier. After a while, the reader is forced to say "enough already, we get it".
And the pacing is kinda slow. I think it should've been quite shorter in length than what it currently is.
The climax of the book, after going through the seemingly endless cycle of abuse, was predictable.
It went overboard.
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Heartbreakingly Raw
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I was provided the title for free for an unbiased review.
Heartbreaking
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This is about Brian, he is abused by his step father, his mother turns a blind eye to whats happening and he is being bullied at school. His life is one let down after another, but what happens when all the rage builds up? What happens when enough is enough and a person explodes?
This book was so hard to finish, not because it's not good, it is, but because it wrecked me emotionally. What happens to Brian was that hardest thing I've ever had to read. He is raped, beaten and abused by his step father and then has to face been beaten again by bullies at school. It was heartbreaking to read and deeply disturbing.
I knew going into it it was going to be tough, but I have to say, there were quite a few things that made the story horrible. Apart from the rape etc, it was the fact that Brian's mother seemed to not care!! It felt unrealistic, but then again, I've never experienced anything like this so don't know if the way she acted could be true or not!! Despite her son constantly having bruises etc, she believed everything her husband said about Brian. And then there was a part where she witnessed something but just turned around and did nothing!! I hated her!!!
Anyway, this book is not for the faint of heart, it's not for people with any kind of triggers because it's brutal, it doesn't hold back and it is disturbing. I still find myself thinking about this weeks after reading it, and yes, it took me weeks to be able to sit down and write this!!
Rick Gregory did a great job with this. He showed emotion and was able to capture the mood of the book perfectly. He is a fairly new narrator and while it shows in certain parts, you just know that with experience, he will get better. He is easy to listen to and has a clear voice. I will have to check out more from him!!
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Heartbreaking.
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Emotional
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