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A review by jennareads
January First: A Child's Descent into Madness and Her Father's Struggle to Save Her by Michael Schofield
2.0
I saw this story on TV when it first came out. I’ve watched it multiple times since then and have also been really curious about this family. I was excited to read this book, and it held my interest (which is why it didn’t get one star).
Unfortunately, there is something off about the author. I was getting more and more annoyed with him and his complex that only he could help his daughter. I kept a list of everyone who he claimed didn’t know what they were doing or weren’t as good as him. This included: Clerk , Jani’s Mom, Mom with twins , Twins, Mom of violet , Violet , Grandma , Therapist, his Therapist, Psychiatrist, Eeg tech, Nurses, Psych doc 1 , Psych doc 2 and her teacher.
Overall, the stories was more about him than his daughter.
I was annoyed at this conversation he had with his wife:
“She wants to go. She needs help, help we can’t provide.”
“You mean you can’t provide,” I answer bitterly.
And in general, I was surprised about how he described her. Did she read this before it was published?
“She is clearly cracking under the stress.”
“Wow she really in clueless“
Unfortunately, there is something off about the author. I was getting more and more annoyed with him and his complex that only he could help his daughter. I kept a list of everyone who he claimed didn’t know what they were doing or weren’t as good as him. This included: Clerk , Jani’s Mom, Mom with twins , Twins, Mom of violet , Violet , Grandma , Therapist, his Therapist, Psychiatrist, Eeg tech, Nurses, Psych doc 1 , Psych doc 2 and her teacher.
Overall, the stories was more about him than his daughter.
I was annoyed at this conversation he had with his wife:
“She wants to go. She needs help, help we can’t provide.”
“You mean you can’t provide,” I answer bitterly.
And in general, I was surprised about how he described her. Did she read this before it was published?
“She is clearly cracking under the stress.”
“Wow she really in clueless“