Philip R Fouts

I don't know how to start....

Revisado: 04-14-22

The introduction but Mr Siegel bashes the medical marijuana industry. states that marijuana is a gateway drug and basically the reason for all drug addicts. Then the actual book goes on to talk about how the child who was put on Xanax at an early age and numerous other sleeping drugs prescribed by family doctor. Such a dated way of thinking. The mother is delusional in every aspect it would take way too long to elaborate. Victoria was denied the right to know who her father was even as an adult. Big problem and probably caused a serious hole to fill. Even if you know your absent fathers identity that hole is vast imagine a mother that refuses to give a name. It's's ludicrous. The closed archaic way of thinking it's unfortunate the family has the platform to really make a difference with the opiate epidemic.
The book is basically song lyrics I'm not sure if the mother and father even realize that 90% of this book is song lyrics. At one point they reference song lyrics and state that this is song lyrics or the daughter wrote song lyrics. The parents probably don't realize they are song lyrics...
she says several times at the father didn't want her to get a job and wanted to focus on school...getting a job playing a sport these are things that could possibly kept this girl away from these "friends" and in a positive environment. It doesn't work every time but it works a lot of the time. I was going to ask for a refund as soon as I heard the father's introduction. I felt like wow they're just going to blame the marijuana industry I don't even smoke marijuana but I know that it's done a lot of good and kept a lot of people off of prescription drugs with a capital D. So meany families like this need to blame someone. When they need to to blame themselves. Saying that if it wasn't for marijuana my daughter would be alive when your daughter's problems started with a doctor not a dealer. well.. same thing really. the book ends with all the statistics that make no sense again it's just an archaic way to look at drug addiction and raising a teenager honestly I feel this book should be revisited and rewritten with a little bit more perspective it could be that the family is just incredibly out of touch because of how wealthy they are and that's not a dig at wealthy people that's just a reality

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Political? I don't think so.

Revisado: 11-18-21

The Author expresses her reality. I was surprised and saddened that so many people reviewed her writing as political. Facts and experience... people don't want a real story the way something shiny.

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I love stories about Appalachia.

Revisado: 10-19-21

Beautiful story. Easy listen. A mountain family in a changing world. I can't help but think of all the young women who upset stubborn family for education sports and a movie!

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Tarantino is an incredible storyteller

Revisado: 07-06-21

Fun to get backstory that didn't make the movie.
Jennifer Jason Leigh was easy listening

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