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It seems that my reviews are far and few between these days.
Right? Well, there are a few reasons for that. First, I have been super busy
with school, tutoring others, and running. It sucks because I enjoy writing
these. Second, I haven’t been all that happy with the community on FB lately. I
love my peeps (those on, and not on, my friends list), but there has been a lot
of drama too. I worked really hard to leave the drama behind when I moved away
from my old home, but there are people who still wanna drag me into stuff. Why?
IDK. I can only guess that they either hate what I represent (they can’t hate
me, they don’t know me), or they don’t really mean it when they say they are in
this community to help people; or both. I decided to back away from the community
a lot. But that doesn’t mean I’m not reading. That doesn’t mean there aren’t
books that I love.
The reason I started out my review like this is because this
book inspired me to speak up. It inspired a lot of things in me, but my right
to be myself and to be happy was what really stuck with me. I am a gay teen kid
in school. All of the Foster High books represent the life I live daily. They
show what we go through in school, at home, and on-line. Being a kid really
sucks. I hate when I hear someone say… “I wish I was a kid again!” They are
stupid because I don’t know what world they came from, but it sure isn’t the
same one I’m from. Mr. Goode is an adult, but he somehow captured exactly what
it is to be a kid in school, especially a gay kid.
Bullying, hate crimes, internet bullying, depression,
suicide…. These are REAL to any kid in school. It doesn’t matter if they are
popular or not. We live it, we breathe it, and we learn how to suck it up. But
why do we have to accept it? Why do I have to be bullied not just by kids at
school, but also adults I encounter both in real life and on-line? Why is it
the very people who tell me it’s safe to ”spread my wings” and be who I want to
be can then turn around and cut me down because I’m not the Timmy they want me
to be? I’m too smart? I type too well? I can write a short story? I must not be a teen gay kid! Well, I’ma
say this for all of you people who believe that: I am that because it is who I
am!
That is the bare bones of this story! Be who you are. Fight those
who say you can’t be that. Show others they are not alone. Be the changer not
the follower. But most of all, you don’t have to be perfect in the eyes of
others to deserve to be treated like a human being.
This story had me going through so much! I mean it, really!
Tears, love, laughter, anger, and just plain scared. It scares me that this is
written as fiction because it is NOT fiction to many teens like me.
There are very important topics talked about in this book, and I am trying hard
not to give anything away, but I want to say the way Mr. Goode added the topic
of insecurities and self-worth to the stories in this series is a big thing. It
is in the main story in this book, it is also in the subplots. I like how he
shows not only how important self-worth is, but that you can still be a hero
even if you need a few pep talks along the way.
So, there were a few things I gotta point out. There were
errors in the book, editing stuff. But nothing will pull you out of this
story. Also, I’m not great at grammar when I am messaging or texting someone,
but there is one thing I will say about this book: the word OK is used WAY too
much. Please fix that, Mr. Goode.
Dream of a Waking Man is available NOW
About Dream of a Waking Man
With high school long behind them, Kyle Stilleno and Brad Graymark are sharing a life, together, content, but happy?
Kyle seems to have given up that spark that made him who he was and Brad is worried it may never come back. When an email from a gay teen asks Kyle for help, he has to choose between his comfortable life of sleeping his life away, or waking up and doing something about it.
Dream of a Waking Man is available NOW
About John Goode
John Goode is a member of the class of '88 from Hogwarts school of wizardry, specializing in incantations and spoken spells. At the age of 14 he proudly represented District 13 in the 65th Panem games where he was disqualified for crying uncontrollably before the competition began. After that he moved to Forks, Washington where, against all odds, dated the hot, incredibly approachable werewolf instead of the stuck up jerk of a vampire but was crushed when he found out the werewolf was actually gayer than he was. After that he turned down the mandatory operation everyone must receive at 16 to become pretty citing that everyone pretty were just too stupid to live before moving away for greener pastures. After falling down an oddly large rabbit hole he became huge when his love for cakes combined with his inability to resist what sparsely worded notes commanded and was finally kicked out when he began playing solitaire with the Red Queen's 4th armored division. By 18 he had found the land in the back of his wardrobe but decided that thinly veiled religious allegories where not the neighbors he desired. When last seen he had become obsessed with growing a pair of wings after becoming obsessed with Fang's blog and hasn't been seen since.
Or he is this guy who lives in this place and writes stuff he hopes you read.
An excellent, honest review Timmy. You got me started on this awesome series-the audio version is great! Your voice here is important - this community is better with you here <3
ReplyDeleteGreat review Timmy. I will be on this one as soon as I can <3
ReplyDeleteFantastic review, Timmy! Your reviews are always clear, concise, truthful and awesome.
ReplyDeleteAwesome review, Timmy!! I think it's my favorite one so far and I can't wait to read this book! **HUGS** <3
ReplyDeleteI did't know there were more book in the series. Thanks for the update. I know what my next purchase will be.
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