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Immer montags beste Freunde: Der Junge, der mein Leben veränderte
Alex Tresniowski, Marie Rahn, Laura Schroff
3.83 AVERAGE
522 reviews for:
Immer montags beste Freunde: Der Junge, der mein Leben veränderte
Alex Tresniowski, Marie Rahn, Laura Schroff
3.83 AVERAGE
So this was a really great story. 3.5 stars. But something seems weird to me. A lot of it was that it seemed a little self-congratulatory to write a book about how you changed someones life. I would recommend this book because it really made me ask some questions about how to relate to someone in difficult situations and how to serve people.
Loved this story and how each person changed throughout.
emotional
inspiring
reflective
Sweet read, though at times I definitely felt like I was reading about how this rich white woman saved a poor black boy's life.
Laura stepped into Maurice's life and improved it. That is a fact. However, sometimes when she wrote about her history or when she married Michael and lived a codependent life I was less than impressed with the storyline.
I was SO frustrated when she didn't invite Maurice to Christmas dinner because Michael said she couldn't. I was SO frustrated when she didn't push for kids harder because Michaels said he didn't want more. They also felt like filler in a story that was supposed to be about Maurice and Laura.
I don't know. Parts of the book were two stars, parts were five stars. I cried a lot and was thankful that after all Maurice went through he is safe and happy.
Laura stepped into Maurice's life and improved it. That is a fact. However, sometimes when she wrote about her history or when she married Michael and lived a codependent life I was less than impressed with the storyline.
I was SO frustrated when she didn't invite Maurice to Christmas dinner because Michael said she couldn't. I was SO frustrated when she didn't push for kids harder because Michaels said he didn't want more. They also felt like filler in a story that was supposed to be about Maurice and Laura.
I don't know. Parts of the book were two stars, parts were five stars. I cried a lot and was thankful that after all Maurice went through he is safe and happy.
While I’m a huge lover of fiction, I think there’s tremendous value in a memoir or biography, as it bridges a connection between stories and real people, how our lives hold value and a sense of purpose that is to be told.
Overall I enjoyed the metaphor behind this book, which is that there are people who are meant to be connected in this world, and that connection holds them together throughout the trials and hardships of life. I thought the telling of the story was pretty straightforward, at times very “listy” as I call it, meaning the plot is “this happened and then this happened…” and so on and so forth.
Additionally, I didn’t like the fact that Maurice, one of the main characters, was made to be the victim of the story, and Laura, the other main character, was written as his savior. I understand that the book focuses on their unusual friendship and how they both helped one another, but I wanted to hear more from Maurice’s perspective, not just a quick letter at the end.
Maybe it’s my time spent in title I urban schools, but I feel that people of color are often typecast into these stories of being poor, surrounded by drugs and crime, and virtually helpless and hopeless. While those stories are out there, there are so many more other stories of black people, and I wish they were given the opportunity to be told. Nevertheless, this story has a happy-ish ending, and being a memoir, that’s all that really matters I guess.
Overall I enjoyed the metaphor behind this book, which is that there are people who are meant to be connected in this world, and that connection holds them together throughout the trials and hardships of life. I thought the telling of the story was pretty straightforward, at times very “listy” as I call it, meaning the plot is “this happened and then this happened…” and so on and so forth.
Additionally, I didn’t like the fact that Maurice, one of the main characters, was made to be the victim of the story, and Laura, the other main character, was written as his savior. I understand that the book focuses on their unusual friendship and how they both helped one another, but I wanted to hear more from Maurice’s perspective, not just a quick letter at the end.
Maybe it’s my time spent in title I urban schools, but I feel that people of color are often typecast into these stories of being poor, surrounded by drugs and crime, and virtually helpless and hopeless. While those stories are out there, there are so many more other stories of black people, and I wish they were given the opportunity to be told. Nevertheless, this story has a happy-ish ending, and being a memoir, that’s all that really matters I guess.
fast-paced
Such a heartwarming true story with a great reminder about how a simple act of kindness and showing compassion instead of judgement to others can truly change the course of a life. A great read for all ages!
inspiring
Prepare to have your heart shredded. Bad and Good....
I was prepared for Maurice's story, but Laura's was just as riveting.
I listened to this book on a 300 mile trip. FYI, it can be difficult to drive down the highway with tears streaming down your cheeks. Thank goodness it wasn't 95 or the like... I would have had to stop the book.
Don't expect not to get drawn in.
My only gripe was one regarding research. Many times it is stated that when they met Maurice had undiagnosed ringworm that was responsible for his thinness. Ringworm is a fungal skin condition (despite it's parasitic sounding name)... I think that Schroff meant tapeworm, or possibly roundworm or another parasitic infection that affects the host's ability to use the nutrients consumed (besides the scarcity of nutrition in Maurice's diet).
I was prepared for Maurice's story, but Laura's was just as riveting.
I listened to this book on a 300 mile trip. FYI, it can be difficult to drive down the highway with tears streaming down your cheeks. Thank goodness it wasn't 95 or the like... I would have had to stop the book.
Don't expect not to get drawn in.
My only gripe was one regarding research. Many times it is stated that when they met Maurice had undiagnosed ringworm that was responsible for his thinness. Ringworm is a fungal skin condition (despite it's parasitic sounding name)... I think that Schroff meant tapeworm, or possibly roundworm or another parasitic infection that affects the host's ability to use the nutrients consumed (besides the scarcity of nutrition in Maurice's diet).