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emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Rachel seemed like such a sweet girl, so sad that this world lost her so soon. Her faith inspires me so much.
Rest in peace to all the victims plus Anne Marie and Greg Barnes.
What does make me upset was that it wasn't her real writings, and instead someone writing from her point of view. While I do believe it would be quite weird to just straight up publish her diaries, - as they were personal and meant only for her, and maybe some friends, - i do think it's even weirder to try and get someone to write from her point of view, as she is the only one who is truly able to know how she felt. It didn't feel genuine to me. When I bought this book, I expected it to be her real journal entries. At least we got some real scans of the pages. It feels awkward to label this as nonfiction.
Rest in peace to all the victims plus Anne Marie and Greg Barnes.
What does make me upset was that it wasn't her real writings, and instead someone writing from her point of view. While I do believe it would be quite weird to just straight up publish her diaries, - as they were personal and meant only for her, and maybe some friends, - i do think it's even weirder to try and get someone to write from her point of view, as she is the only one who is truly able to know how she felt. It didn't feel genuine to me. When I bought this book, I expected it to be her real journal entries. At least we got some real scans of the pages. It feels awkward to label this as nonfiction.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mass/school shootings
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
This book is a story of Rachel Joy Scott, a girl who is remembered for being the friend of friends, an Christianity lover and promoting the idea of it, an ideal friend, a stranger whom you can rely on, a social worker by choice, and finally 22 million people remember her as a victim of of shootout at louisiana school by teenagers who got bullied.
Her story can make you cry, she start with dumb character who doesn't take stand of her own, but soon her character changes a positive changes, make her popular with people but she can't change everyone mind and mindset and she changes life of many with her belief system and help them get rid of childhood trauma that she has been through and many came to her for help and that's what she do, she help all of them. But tragic end of her life, but she is a legendary person who is remembered by many and her work touched many souls in life.
Her story can make you cry, she start with dumb character who doesn't take stand of her own, but soon her character changes a positive changes, make her popular with people but she can't change everyone mind and mindset and she changes life of many with her belief system and help them get rid of childhood trauma that she has been through and many came to her for help and that's what she do, she help all of them. But tragic end of her life, but she is a legendary person who is remembered by many and her work touched many souls in life.
I hate using the cheesy cliche that her death serves as an inspiration in some capacity, because in all reality, she was inspiring those around her by just being herself (and of course through her religious beliefs). I wanted to read this, not because she was religious, but I wanted to get to know this girl. I remember the Columbine shooting when I was in 8th grade, and being on lock down, and how none of us knew what "lock down" meant--or what was going on. It was the start to years of more school shootings--a start to schools adding policies for active shooter. This book puts a face on the victims, and the victim of Rachel Scott. However, I don't think Rachel Joy would describe herself as a victim that day, but as a servant of God going home to serve in another life.
I'm so conflicted.
On the one hand, I can't fault a family for wanting to celebrate their daughters' unique spirit and devotion to her faith.
On the other hand, this felt wrong. It was a violation of privacy (it even says that Rachel's journals were meant only for her). It was borderline inappropriate to have someone else write AS Rachel without her permission. It felt as if it was in bad taste, even if it had some good messages.
Overall though, I would just like to say Rachel was an incredible spirit and it really is a tragedy that the world lost her and many others that day 19 years ago.
On the one hand, I can't fault a family for wanting to celebrate their daughters' unique spirit and devotion to her faith.
On the other hand, this felt wrong. It was a violation of privacy (it even says that Rachel's journals were meant only for her). It was borderline inappropriate to have someone else write AS Rachel without her permission. It felt as if it was in bad taste, even if it had some good messages.
Overall though, I would just like to say Rachel was an incredible spirit and it really is a tragedy that the world lost her and many others that day 19 years ago.