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booksandpops4000's review against another edition
5.0
I had this disability when i was younger a drastically lesser form but still reading her thoughts really touched me. I am going back to school to be teacher and i want to teach all children that their differences make the special and unique and not just that have issues learning.
amberghini's review against another edition
4.0
Where the hell was this book when I needed it in school?! The "special needs/gifted" describes me perfectly.
yeoroll's review against another edition
2.0
idk i remember reading this when i was younger. apparently, there are some issues with it so
thatcat's review against another edition
5.0
I thought this was decently written and did a very good job of explaining the confusion of LD and anxiety (both which I have), but toward the end it just felt like filler. I kind of stopped reading that part.
08151991j's review against another edition
5.0
This authors story was very inspiring. i love how she recollects all of her memories to write a wonderful book on her life.
alylovesbooks's review against another edition
5.0
I found myself in this book. It spoke to me, I laughed , I cried . Because for once In some aspects I felt the same struggles. Truly inspirational, even though I don’t have dyslexia.
catmar19's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted to like this book, and I did within the first 50 or so pages. I guess I should lay off memoirs for awhile. There's a self-importance that just irritates me. I find myself wanting to scream at the narrator to "just get over it already!" and "to get help, dude."
Ok, this book was an interesing peek into the life of someone dealing with a learning disability. As a teacher, I found it intriguing, and it made me wonder how many of my own students are living with undiagnosed learning disabilities. But I couldn't get over the endless whining in the book. Even when things were going smoothly, the narrator would add some kind of "but" in it. I was also amused by the description of her panic attacks. Not that panic attacks are amusing, I've had a few myself, but she made it seem like puking is the worst thing in the world. My internal response (because I don't talk out loud to my books!) was "just go stick your face in the toilet." Seriously, she acted like puking was horrible horrible horrible, and it's not pleasant by a long shot, but sheesh! It made me wonder if she ever had a stomach bug before.
Enough ranting. I won't be reading this one again.
Ok, this book was an interesing peek into the life of someone dealing with a learning disability. As a teacher, I found it intriguing, and it made me wonder how many of my own students are living with undiagnosed learning disabilities. But I couldn't get over the endless whining in the book. Even when things were going smoothly, the narrator would add some kind of "but" in it. I was also amused by the description of her panic attacks. Not that panic attacks are amusing, I've had a few myself, but she made it seem like puking is the worst thing in the world. My internal response (because I don't talk out loud to my books!) was "just go stick your face in the toilet." Seriously, she acted like puking was horrible horrible horrible, and it's not pleasant by a long shot, but sheesh! It made me wonder if she ever had a stomach bug before.
Enough ranting. I won't be reading this one again.
margaretann84's review against another edition
4.0
While it might have been published ten years ago, this book would be incredibly useful to many of the teachers and students I work with. The ways in which Samantha's school district failed her and her own coping mechanisms (as ineffective and often damaging as they were) would help all of us make better choices about our interactions with people in our lives. A thought-provoking read.
lmm6758's review against another edition
3.0
It was a bit confusing to me. The memoir portion was a very juvenile voice while the memories portion, including her poems and admission letter for college, was very adult.
otrajennifer's review against another edition
4.0
My daughter, who also has a learning disability, said she felt like it’s the closet thing she’s read that describes how she feels.