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Unlocked by Karen Kingsbury
1.0
unpopular opinion
I know that this review isn't going to be long however, I wanted to give my opinion.
I can understand why people love this book, I really can. a sweet story about a boy being autistic & so on and so forth. But I am on the autism Spectrum Asperger's if you will, so I feel I am capable of giving an opinion on the subject.
This book made me so mad. I highly doubt that Karen Kingsbury knows anyone with autism, If she had she would have known better. Why did the mother always insist on the whole vaccines and why he had autism when in fact that can't be further from the truth? We know this simply because in real life there's no such evidence to support this claim.
something else that rubbed me the wrong way is how she kept wishing, hoping, & saying that she wished her son would be normal and that God was working a miracle in his life. Don't get me wrong God is a miracle-working God, but at the same time God doesn't make junk God made him the way he was for a reason. It's not something that he needs to be saved from. It isn't something is wrong with him. How can a mother of all people not understand that there is nothing wrong with her son? why can't a mother just accept him the way he is?
something else I noticed was the word tantrum, this word didn't make any sense. a child having a tantrum is different from a child having a meltdown. A tantrum is coming from a child who doesn't get what they want when they want it. a meltdown however comes from a child who is over-simulated very two different things. If a child is having a tantrum it might be because they want a toy and mom/dad said no. therefore fit, however, someone on the spectrum might be having a meltdown because the music is too loud or because the lights are too bright and WE can't handle that therefore becomes a meltdown. (Please know the difference
The amount of bullying in this book is another thing. What happened to Michael, is why someone shouldn't bully another person & why something needs to be done. the issue with the book Bullying is it felt like She didn't want to do anything about it because she didn't want Michael to be in more trouble with the bullies. are you for real girl? because you didn't want the bullies to pick on him more so you said and did nothing until after his death thing you want to make a speech about bullying claiming you are his friend? FrFr?
This is why bullying is never ok because even though this is a real story this sort of stuff happens in real life. I didn't care for the speech because it felt unbelievable. like she's only saying it because of the kid's death. are you FR? (Rolls eyes)
there's more I can say about this but I won't other than it needs to be more researched before writing a book on this subject.
I am giving it a 3 star simply because after all the faults I found listed and not listed there were some ok parts. Do I recommend for people to read not really, are there other books that could do this subject better? Yes by all means.
but to each their own. I however will not give this a 5 star nor will I ever recommend this. again
this is my opinion
I know that this review isn't going to be long however, I wanted to give my opinion.
I can understand why people love this book, I really can. a sweet story about a boy being autistic & so on and so forth. But I am on the autism Spectrum Asperger's if you will, so I feel I am capable of giving an opinion on the subject.
This book made me so mad. I highly doubt that Karen Kingsbury knows anyone with autism, If she had she would have known better. Why did the mother always insist on the whole vaccines and why he had autism when in fact that can't be further from the truth? We know this simply because in real life there's no such evidence to support this claim.
something else that rubbed me the wrong way is how she kept wishing, hoping, & saying that she wished her son would be normal and that God was working a miracle in his life. Don't get me wrong God is a miracle-working God, but at the same time God doesn't make junk God made him the way he was for a reason. It's not something that he needs to be saved from. It isn't something is wrong with him. How can a mother of all people not understand that there is nothing wrong with her son? why can't a mother just accept him the way he is?
something else I noticed was the word tantrum, this word didn't make any sense. a child having a tantrum is different from a child having a meltdown. A tantrum is coming from a child who doesn't get what they want when they want it. a meltdown however comes from a child who is over-simulated very two different things. If a child is having a tantrum it might be because they want a toy and mom/dad said no. therefore fit, however, someone on the spectrum might be having a meltdown because the music is too loud or because the lights are too bright and WE can't handle that therefore becomes a meltdown. (Please know the difference
The amount of bullying in this book is another thing. What happened to Michael, is why someone shouldn't bully another person & why something needs to be done. the issue with the book Bullying is it felt like She didn't want to do anything about it because she didn't want Michael to be in more trouble with the bullies. are you for real girl? because you didn't want the bullies to pick on him more so you said and did nothing until after his death thing you want to make a speech about bullying claiming you are his friend? FrFr?
This is why bullying is never ok because even though this is a real story this sort of stuff happens in real life. I didn't care for the speech because it felt unbelievable. like she's only saying it because of the kid's death. are you FR? (Rolls eyes)
there's more I can say about this but I won't other than it needs to be more researched before writing a book on this subject.
I am giving it a 3 star simply because after all the faults I found listed and not listed there were some ok parts. Do I recommend for people to read not really, are there other books that could do this subject better? Yes by all means.
but to each their own. I however will not give this a 5 star nor will I ever recommend this. again
this is my opinion
If You Would Have Told Me by John Stamos
5.0
I loved Full House and Uncle Jessie. This book is great. Read it.
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
5.0
Updated still so good
I'm glad my mom died. Whenever Icarly first came out I wasn't a big fan nothing instead me less than some teenage kids with a webcam show. with that being said I loved the Sam Pucket. So when Jennette McCurdy came out with this book I had to get my hands on it. & honestly, I couldn't be happier that I did.
So Jennette became an actor at the age of six years old. She states in the book that she never wanted to be one. She goes on to explain how she got to be where she is today by her mother she talks about how her mother was forcing her to be an actor so that she could support her family with the money she made. it is very hard to know that a mother would be so curl to her own child someone who was clearly trying to please her.
Going in I thought it was going to be a "pleasant" read I think because I've watched her on Icarly and she looked like she was having the best time. that is the thing we think about because the person is on tv we think they have an awesome life. we don't see the pain behind the tv or movie. we see the act they want us to see. she goes on to talk of her childhood living paycheck to paycheck. How she wasn't able to shower on her own. She goes on to explain how she went from relationship to relationship. she even goes on to explain how she came to have bulimia.
5 stars all around even though the middle was a little boring.
I'm glad my mom died. Whenever Icarly first came out I wasn't a big fan nothing instead me less than some teenage kids with a webcam show. with that being said I loved the Sam Pucket. So when Jennette McCurdy came out with this book I had to get my hands on it. & honestly, I couldn't be happier that I did.
So Jennette became an actor at the age of six years old. She states in the book that she never wanted to be one. She goes on to explain how she got to be where she is today by her mother she talks about how her mother was forcing her to be an actor so that she could support her family with the money she made. it is very hard to know that a mother would be so curl to her own child someone who was clearly trying to please her.
Going in I thought it was going to be a "pleasant" read I think because I've watched her on Icarly and she looked like she was having the best time. that is the thing we think about because the person is on tv we think they have an awesome life. we don't see the pain behind the tv or movie. we see the act they want us to see. she goes on to talk of her childhood living paycheck to paycheck. How she wasn't able to shower on her own. She goes on to explain how she went from relationship to relationship. she even goes on to explain how she came to have bulimia.
5 stars all around even though the middle was a little boring.
Educated by Tara Westover
5.0
Wow, very interesting.
I am shocked how someone can be raised this way. This is such a good read.
I hope others will enjoy this as much as I had.
I was a little disappointed that it was read by her yet at the same time I understand
I am shocked how someone can be raised this way. This is such a good read.
I hope others will enjoy this as much as I had.
I was a little disappointed that it was read by her yet at the same time I understand
Momma Has MS by Karen Pine
3.0
I loved this little story. I think it's a great book to help kids understand the importance of MS.