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sydneyunyi's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
1.0
I like how they are advocating for abusive relationships, but I hate at the end people are trying to sympathize with Nick even though he was mentally insane beating up his girlfriend and not letting her perform in a talent show. Overall it was weird and was disgusting how Nick talked about women. He still violated the restraining order that was terrible.
adelle_bookworm's review against another edition
5.0
Můj - ty - bože.
Tak takhle silný příběh jsem už dlouho nečetla.
Tak takhle silný příběh jsem už dlouho nečetla.
emasvingerova's review against another edition
4.0
Hrozně mi vadí číst o podobných tématech, ale až na to je to výborně napsaný, vážně.
4saradouglas's review against another edition
2.0
I thought it was interesting to get into the mind of an abusive boyfriend to see what he was thinking and what caused the seemingly senseless anger. While the book was interesting and the character grew and learned from his mistakes, I just wasn't drawn into the characters enough to truly CARE or to truly feel anything from the book.
jackiehorne's review against another edition
3.0
Competent but not convincing -- I never felt that the protagonist was more than a collection of characteristics about a typical abuser.
emilypolle's review against another edition
3.0
Would give a 3.5. Interesting read and very insightful. I didn’t find myself longing to keep going in the book though.
gg1213's review against another edition
4.0
Watch my review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeC22yTUAvw
audreychamaine's review against another edition
3.0
When rich, handsome Nick Andros sees Caitlin McCourt after she returns from fat camp with a new fit body, he falls head over heels for her. As they start dating, though, Nick can’t help but want her with him at all times. He makes her page him whenever they aren’t together, and fears that if he doesn’t she’ll leave him. Nick’s friends warn him that he’s become too controlling of Caitlin, but it isn’t until he hits her and she gets a restraining order against him that he begins to realize how he’s treated her.
This book tells the story of domestic violence from the point of view of the abuser. Readers see Nick’s growing realization that he has hurt somebody he loved and is likely to do it again as he writes the back-story of the events leading to his restraining order. The story carries two main messages. The first is that we learn to abuse from our past experiences, just as Nick learned how to abuse others from his father’s treatment of him. The second message is that getting better takes time. Nick first needs to acknowledge that he has a problem to face it, and then must put in years of serious effort to break the cycle of abuse.
This book tells the story of domestic violence from the point of view of the abuser. Readers see Nick’s growing realization that he has hurt somebody he loved and is likely to do it again as he writes the back-story of the events leading to his restraining order. The story carries two main messages. The first is that we learn to abuse from our past experiences, just as Nick learned how to abuse others from his father’s treatment of him. The second message is that getting better takes time. Nick first needs to acknowledge that he has a problem to face it, and then must put in years of serious effort to break the cycle of abuse.
mckinlay's review against another edition
4.0
VERY good. i nice change hearing about abuse from the abuser.
mkiyxxmi's review against another edition
4.0
Very good. The ending was a bit surprising, but it makes sense I guess. Realistic, difficult to read at times, and showing of what it must be like from the other side of abuse.