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History: Fiction or Science? Dating methods as offered by mathematical statistics. Eclipses and zodiacs. Chronology Vol.I
Published in Paperback by Delamere Resources (2007-08-20)
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NONSENSE
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2008-12-10
Review Date: 2008-12-10
Treading on sore toes?
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2008-01-15
Review Date: 2008-01-15
The professional historians faint as prominent mathematician Doctor Fomenko et al research the known historical data and come
to fairly controversial conclusions.
For example, the English historians rage at the suggestion that the history of Ancient England was de facto a Byzantine import transplanted to the English soil by the fugitive Byzantine nobility. As the sign of recognition of the special role of the English historians who consider themselves the true scribes of World History, the cover of the present book portrays Tintoretto's Jesus Christ crucified on the Big Ben.
The Russian historians brand it as pseudoscience because Dr Fomenko asserts that there was no such thing as the Tartar and Mongol invasion followed by over two centuries of slavery, providing a formidable body of documental evidence to prove his assertion. The so-called `Tartars and Mongols' were the actual ancestors of the modern Russians, living in a trilingual state and aspiring Global Empire with Arabic and Turkic spoken as freely as Russian.
The ancient proto-Russian state was governed by a double structure of civil and military authorities and the hordes were actually professional armies with a tradition of lifelong conscription (the recruitment being the so-called `blood tax'). Their `invasions' were punitive operations against the regions that attempted tax evasion.
Fomenko proves for a fact that official Russian history is a blatant forgery concocted by a host of German scholars brought to Russia by the usurper dynasty of the Romanovs. Their ascension to the throne was the result of conspiracy, so they charged these German historians-imports with the noble mission of making Romanov's reign look legitimate.
Dr Fomenko et al prove Ivan the Terrible to be a collation of four rulers, no less. These rulers represented the two rival dynasties - the legitimate Godounovs and the ambitious Romanov upstarts.
The European historians fume not only because Fomenko blows consensual Russian history to smithereens, successfully removing a crucial cornerstone from underneath the otherwise impeccable edifice of World History but for asserting that all medieval European Kings and Princes were but breakaway vice-regents and vassals of the Global Empire who badly needed glorious and very `ancient' past in order to legitimize their new independence from the Empire.
Dr Fomenko adds insult to injury, wiping out one by one: the Ancient Rome: the foundation of Rome in Italy is dated to the 14th century A. D., the Ancient Greece and its numerous poleis, which he identifies as the mediaeval crusader settlements on the territory of Greece, the Ancient Egypt: the pyramids of Giza become dated to the 11th to 14th century A. D. and identified as the royal cemetery of the Global Empire, no less.
The civilization of the `ancient'' Egypt is irrefutably dated to the 11th to 15th century A. D. following the breakthrough in decoding of the ancient Egyptian horoscopes cut in stone and painted on the temple walls.
Arabic historians may find some consolation in the crucial historical role of the Ottoman Empire as a part of the Global empire in the 15th - 17th century. The trouble is that this Empire was initially a proto-Christian state, with Hagia Sophia identifiable as Temple of Solomon, but built in 1550-1557 A.D. by Sultan Suleiman according to Fomenko and Islam with all its key figures is datable to 15th 16th century A. D.!
The Chinese historians are also an unhappy lot because Fomenko wipes out the Ancient History of China outright. No such history. Period. The compilation of the so-called Ancient Chinese History is reliably datable to the 17th 18th century only. It is perfectly recognizable as the Ancient European history, reworked and transcribed in hieroglyphs as yet another historical transplantation.
The Divinity excommunicates Dr Fomenko because the history of religions according to Fomenko looks as follows: the pre-Christian period (before the 11th century and Jesus Christ ), Bacchic Christianity (11th to 12th century, before and after Jesus Christ), Jesus Christ Christianity (12th to 14th century) and its subsequent mutations (15th to 17th cy) into Orthodox Christianity, the Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, Buddhism, and so on..; and The Old Testament written after the New Testament in xiv-xvi cy A.D., if you please! Everybody served? Saint Augustine was quite prescient when he said: "be wary of mathematicians, particularly when they speak the truth."
For example, the English historians rage at the suggestion that the history of Ancient England was de facto a Byzantine import transplanted to the English soil by the fugitive Byzantine nobility. As the sign of recognition of the special role of the English historians who consider themselves the true scribes of World History, the cover of the present book portrays Tintoretto's Jesus Christ crucified on the Big Ben.
The Russian historians brand it as pseudoscience because Dr Fomenko asserts that there was no such thing as the Tartar and Mongol invasion followed by over two centuries of slavery, providing a formidable body of documental evidence to prove his assertion. The so-called `Tartars and Mongols' were the actual ancestors of the modern Russians, living in a trilingual state and aspiring Global Empire with Arabic and Turkic spoken as freely as Russian.
The ancient proto-Russian state was governed by a double structure of civil and military authorities and the hordes were actually professional armies with a tradition of lifelong conscription (the recruitment being the so-called `blood tax'). Their `invasions' were punitive operations against the regions that attempted tax evasion.
Fomenko proves for a fact that official Russian history is a blatant forgery concocted by a host of German scholars brought to Russia by the usurper dynasty of the Romanovs. Their ascension to the throne was the result of conspiracy, so they charged these German historians-imports with the noble mission of making Romanov's reign look legitimate.
Dr Fomenko et al prove Ivan the Terrible to be a collation of four rulers, no less. These rulers represented the two rival dynasties - the legitimate Godounovs and the ambitious Romanov upstarts.
The European historians fume not only because Fomenko blows consensual Russian history to smithereens, successfully removing a crucial cornerstone from underneath the otherwise impeccable edifice of World History but for asserting that all medieval European Kings and Princes were but breakaway vice-regents and vassals of the Global Empire who badly needed glorious and very `ancient' past in order to legitimize their new independence from the Empire.
Dr Fomenko adds insult to injury, wiping out one by one: the Ancient Rome: the foundation of Rome in Italy is dated to the 14th century A. D., the Ancient Greece and its numerous poleis, which he identifies as the mediaeval crusader settlements on the territory of Greece, the Ancient Egypt: the pyramids of Giza become dated to the 11th to 14th century A. D. and identified as the royal cemetery of the Global Empire, no less.
The civilization of the `ancient'' Egypt is irrefutably dated to the 11th to 15th century A. D. following the breakthrough in decoding of the ancient Egyptian horoscopes cut in stone and painted on the temple walls.
Arabic historians may find some consolation in the crucial historical role of the Ottoman Empire as a part of the Global empire in the 15th - 17th century. The trouble is that this Empire was initially a proto-Christian state, with Hagia Sophia identifiable as Temple of Solomon, but built in 1550-1557 A.D. by Sultan Suleiman according to Fomenko and Islam with all its key figures is datable to 15th 16th century A. D.!
The Chinese historians are also an unhappy lot because Fomenko wipes out the Ancient History of China outright. No such history. Period. The compilation of the so-called Ancient Chinese History is reliably datable to the 17th 18th century only. It is perfectly recognizable as the Ancient European history, reworked and transcribed in hieroglyphs as yet another historical transplantation.
The Divinity excommunicates Dr Fomenko because the history of religions according to Fomenko looks as follows: the pre-Christian period (before the 11th century and Jesus Christ ), Bacchic Christianity (11th to 12th century, before and after Jesus Christ), Jesus Christ Christianity (12th to 14th century) and its subsequent mutations (15th to 17th cy) into Orthodox Christianity, the Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, Buddhism, and so on..; and The Old Testament written after the New Testament in xiv-xvi cy A.D., if you please! Everybody served? Saint Augustine was quite prescient when he said: "be wary of mathematicians, particularly when they speak the truth."
absolute garbage
Helpful Votes: 5 out of 12 total.
Review Date: 2008-09-23
Review Date: 2008-09-23
this book is absolute garbage. the author has no concept of history and completely disregards the archaeological and historical
record. If you you want to know more about ancient history, go to the experts. heck, even Livy is better than this guy!
Some people will swallow anything
Helpful Votes: 7 out of 10 total.
Review Date: 2008-09-23
Review Date: 2008-09-23
Looking through this book reminded me of the movie "A Beautiful Mind". A brilliant mathematician constructs a fantasy world
complete in every detail. The only problem is that it doesn't exist, and that he's as mad as a hatter.
Just two examples of the many "possibilities" suggested by our schizoid author:
(1) The Biblical flood and the Trojan War were the same event because Noah was Aeneas, who fled Troy to found Rome. (Noah and Aeneas had names that sound alike. Thus it is proven.)
(2) Nine kings fled the fall of the Tower of Babel and seven kings founded Rome. Therefore, Rome was founded by the kings who fled the fall of the Tower of Babel. (In the author's words, the Biblical figure of nine is "close enough" to the Roman figure of seven.)
Need I go on?
Just two examples of the many "possibilities" suggested by our schizoid author:
(1) The Biblical flood and the Trojan War were the same event because Noah was Aeneas, who fled Troy to found Rome. (Noah and Aeneas had names that sound alike. Thus it is proven.)
(2) Nine kings fled the fall of the Tower of Babel and seven kings founded Rome. Therefore, Rome was founded by the kings who fled the fall of the Tower of Babel. (In the author's words, the Biblical figure of nine is "close enough" to the Roman figure of seven.)
Need I go on?
Has history been tampered with?
Helpful Votes: 7 out of 12 total.
Review Date: 2007-10-23
Review Date: 2007-10-23
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RAZQNMXM4M9CL Has
history been tampered with? Yes, it has! Did events and eras such as the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the Roman Empire , the
Dark Ages, and the Renaissance, actually occur within a very different chronology from what we've been told? Yes, they certainly
did!
The history of humankind is both drastically shorter and dramatically different than generally presumed.
Why is it so? On one hand, it was usual custom to justify the claims to title and land by age and ancestry, and on the other the court historians knew only too well how to please their masters. The so called universal classic world history is a pack of intricate lies for all events prior to the 16th century. World history as we learn it today was entirely fabricated in the 16th-18th centuries. It's likely that nobody told you before, but
there is not a single piece of firm written evidence or artefact that is reliably and independently dated prior to the 11th century.
Naturally, after what you've learned in school and university, you will not easily believe that the classical history of ancient Rome, Greece, Asia, Egypt, China, Japan, India, etc., is manifestly false.
You will point accusing finger to the pyramids in Egypt, to the Coliseum in Rome and Great Wall of China etc., and claim, aren't they really ancient, thousands of years ancient? Well, there is no valid scientific proof that they are older than 1000 years!
The oldest original written document that can be reliably dated belongs to the 11th century!
New research asserts that Homo sapiens invented writing (including hieroglyphics) only 1000 years ago. Once invented, writing skills were immediately and irreversibly put to the use of ruling powers and science.
The consensual chronology we live with was essentially crafted in the 16th century by the Jesuits.
The world history was compiled from contradictory mix of innumerable copies of ancient Latin and Greek manuscripts and other irrefutable proofs delivered by late mediaeval astronomers that were cemented by the authority of writings of the Church Fathers.
Early in life, we learn about ancient history. Children love the magical lessons of history - they are like fairy tales. Teachers recite breathtaking stories; very soon We learn by heart the names and deeds of brave warriors, wise philosophers, fabulous pharaohs, cunning high priests and greedy scribes.
We learn of gigantic pyramids and sinister castles, kings and queens, dukes and barons, powerful heroes and beautiful ladies, emaciated saints and low-life traitors.
Ancient history is based documents, manuscripts, printed books, paintings, monuments and artefacts - called primary sources.
The problem is that neither these ancient documents, nor events described therein can be irrefutably dated, moreover they contradict each other for the most part.
When a school textbook tells us that Genghis Khan in year X or Alexander in year Y, have each conquered half of the world, it means only that it is so said in some of the written sources.
There are no answers to simple questions:
When were these primary sources written?
Where and by whom were these sources found?
It is wrongly presumed that ancient and medieval chronicles, written by Genghis Khan's or Alexander the Great contemporaries and eyewitnesses, are readily available. Actually, only sources written hundreds or even thousands of years after the events are there, compiled mostly in the 16th 18th centuries, or even later.
As a rule, these sources suffered considerable multiple manipulations, falsifications and distortions by editing. At the same time,
innumerable originals of ancient documents under various pretexts were destroyed in Europe under various pretexts.
The names of persons and geographical sites often changed meaning and location during the course of the centuries.
Geographical locations became clearly defined on maps only with the advent of printing.
This made possible the circulation of identical copies of the same map for purposes of the military, navigation, education and governance tasks.
Historians from Oxford say: "hey, everybody knows that Julius Caesar lived in the first century B.C.
`Julius Caesar' statement is only a point of view as
there is simply no irrefutable documentary proof that Julius Caesar or any other great name of antiquity ever existed.
Better than that - extremely rare sources that can be reliably dated back to the 10th-14th centuries A D, do not show the polished picture of classical history.
They show a picture both contradictory and confusing.
All methods of dating of ancient sources and artefacts are erroneous:
Radio-carbon C14 method produces dating with exactitude of plus minus 1500 years, therefore it is too crude for dating of events in historical timeframe!
The Almagest tractate, which lies as corner stone contemporary chronology, compiled in the 2nd century A D by Ptolemy, the founding father of astronomy, contains astronomical data of 9th to 16th century!
The Bronze Age,that has supposedly began 5000 years ago. Bronze is made of 90% copper and 10% tin, but the technology for tin extraction dates back to 14th century A D!.
All eclipses contained in manuscripts, like Thucydides one, relating 'ancient' events have exclusively medieval dating. All horoscopes cut in stone or painted in Egyptian temples, like Dendera have exclusively early medieval dating solutions.
Not quite what you have learned in school? Open your eyes, and, you will find sufficient proof to reach step by step the inevitable conclusion that the classical chronology is false and therefore, that the history of ancient and medieval world universally accepted today, is also false. Have a fresh outlook on everything said or printed about "ancient" and "enigmatic" Roman, Greek and Egyptian, medieval as well as all other "lost and found" civilizations.
Antiquity and Dark Ages are phantoms invented in the 16th 18th and polished in 19th 20thcenturies. Human civilization is in fact barely 1000 years old!
This book will change your perception of History forever!
What if Ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt were invented during Renaissance?
What if The Old Testament was a rendition of events of the Middle Ages?
What if Jesus Christ was born in 1053 and crucified in 1086 AD?
Sounds Unbelievable?
Not after you've read "History: Fiction or Science?" by Anatoly Fomenko, the genius mathematician.
Armed with astronomy and computers Anatoly Fomenko turns History into a rocket science.
The history of humankind is both drastically shorter and dramatically different than generally presumed.
Why is it so? On one hand, it was usual custom to justify the claims to title and land by age and ancestry, and on the other the court historians knew only too well how to please their masters. The so called universal classic world history is a pack of intricate lies for all events prior to the 16th century. World history as we learn it today was entirely fabricated in the 16th-18th centuries. It's likely that nobody told you before, but
there is not a single piece of firm written evidence or artefact that is reliably and independently dated prior to the 11th century.
Naturally, after what you've learned in school and university, you will not easily believe that the classical history of ancient Rome, Greece, Asia, Egypt, China, Japan, India, etc., is manifestly false.
You will point accusing finger to the pyramids in Egypt, to the Coliseum in Rome and Great Wall of China etc., and claim, aren't they really ancient, thousands of years ancient? Well, there is no valid scientific proof that they are older than 1000 years!
The oldest original written document that can be reliably dated belongs to the 11th century!
New research asserts that Homo sapiens invented writing (including hieroglyphics) only 1000 years ago. Once invented, writing skills were immediately and irreversibly put to the use of ruling powers and science.
The consensual chronology we live with was essentially crafted in the 16th century by the Jesuits.
The world history was compiled from contradictory mix of innumerable copies of ancient Latin and Greek manuscripts and other irrefutable proofs delivered by late mediaeval astronomers that were cemented by the authority of writings of the Church Fathers.
Early in life, we learn about ancient history. Children love the magical lessons of history - they are like fairy tales. Teachers recite breathtaking stories; very soon We learn by heart the names and deeds of brave warriors, wise philosophers, fabulous pharaohs, cunning high priests and greedy scribes.
We learn of gigantic pyramids and sinister castles, kings and queens, dukes and barons, powerful heroes and beautiful ladies, emaciated saints and low-life traitors.
Ancient history is based documents, manuscripts, printed books, paintings, monuments and artefacts - called primary sources.
The problem is that neither these ancient documents, nor events described therein can be irrefutably dated, moreover they contradict each other for the most part.
When a school textbook tells us that Genghis Khan in year X or Alexander in year Y, have each conquered half of the world, it means only that it is so said in some of the written sources.
There are no answers to simple questions:
When were these primary sources written?
Where and by whom were these sources found?
It is wrongly presumed that ancient and medieval chronicles, written by Genghis Khan's or Alexander the Great contemporaries and eyewitnesses, are readily available. Actually, only sources written hundreds or even thousands of years after the events are there, compiled mostly in the 16th 18th centuries, or even later.
As a rule, these sources suffered considerable multiple manipulations, falsifications and distortions by editing. At the same time,
innumerable originals of ancient documents under various pretexts were destroyed in Europe under various pretexts.
The names of persons and geographical sites often changed meaning and location during the course of the centuries.
Geographical locations became clearly defined on maps only with the advent of printing.
This made possible the circulation of identical copies of the same map for purposes of the military, navigation, education and governance tasks.
Historians from Oxford say: "hey, everybody knows that Julius Caesar lived in the first century B.C.
`Julius Caesar' statement is only a point of view as
there is simply no irrefutable documentary proof that Julius Caesar or any other great name of antiquity ever existed.
Better than that - extremely rare sources that can be reliably dated back to the 10th-14th centuries A D, do not show the polished picture of classical history.
They show a picture both contradictory and confusing.
All methods of dating of ancient sources and artefacts are erroneous:
Radio-carbon C14 method produces dating with exactitude of plus minus 1500 years, therefore it is too crude for dating of events in historical timeframe!
The Almagest tractate, which lies as corner stone contemporary chronology, compiled in the 2nd century A D by Ptolemy, the founding father of astronomy, contains astronomical data of 9th to 16th century!
The Bronze Age,that has supposedly began 5000 years ago. Bronze is made of 90% copper and 10% tin, but the technology for tin extraction dates back to 14th century A D!.
All eclipses contained in manuscripts, like Thucydides one, relating 'ancient' events have exclusively medieval dating. All horoscopes cut in stone or painted in Egyptian temples, like Dendera have exclusively early medieval dating solutions.
Not quite what you have learned in school? Open your eyes, and, you will find sufficient proof to reach step by step the inevitable conclusion that the classical chronology is false and therefore, that the history of ancient and medieval world universally accepted today, is also false. Have a fresh outlook on everything said or printed about "ancient" and "enigmatic" Roman, Greek and Egyptian, medieval as well as all other "lost and found" civilizations.
Antiquity and Dark Ages are phantoms invented in the 16th 18th and polished in 19th 20thcenturies. Human civilization is in fact barely 1000 years old!
This book will change your perception of History forever!
What if Ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt were invented during Renaissance?
What if The Old Testament was a rendition of events of the Middle Ages?
What if Jesus Christ was born in 1053 and crucified in 1086 AD?
Sounds Unbelievable?
Not after you've read "History: Fiction or Science?" by Anatoly Fomenko, the genius mathematician.
Armed with astronomy and computers Anatoly Fomenko turns History into a rocket science.
Breakable Vow
Published in Turtleback by Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media (2004-10)
List price: $15.65
Average review score:
I love this book!!
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2005-12-16
Review Date: 2005-12-16
This is one of the best books I've ever read! I couldn't put it down once I started it. I had to find out what happened to
Annie and Mary. Everything seemed so realistic. It scared me a bit though. I was afraid of my closet for a while. Besides
that, this is a must read!
This book was good, but the main character was foolish.....
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2005-12-14
Review Date: 2005-12-14
This book is about 2 teenagers who meet and fall in love.....yeah it sounds like a sappy love story but it's not.
Annie is a typical teenager who has everything going for her until she meets Kevin. Kevin seems sweet until Annie sees his dark side, he is violet, jealous and can't control his rage. He accuses Annie over & over of cheating on him. Annie goes to a camp out trip and her and Kevin end up together, he promises not to get Annie pregnant but it happenes anyway and it forces them into a rushed marriage. Kevin's rage goes off the wall after he marries Annie. He starts hitting on her, pulling her hair, pushing her down the stairs and calling her names. I thought Annie was foolish for putting up with Kevin once in the book she sits there and let's Kevin throw metal tools at her head and kicks her in the mouth!
Even though this book was fiction, the point was that you need to be careful who you choose to have a relationship with and what happened to Annie can happen to anyone.
Annie is a typical teenager who has everything going for her until she meets Kevin. Kevin seems sweet until Annie sees his dark side, he is violet, jealous and can't control his rage. He accuses Annie over & over of cheating on him. Annie goes to a camp out trip and her and Kevin end up together, he promises not to get Annie pregnant but it happenes anyway and it forces them into a rushed marriage. Kevin's rage goes off the wall after he marries Annie. He starts hitting on her, pulling her hair, pushing her down the stairs and calling her names. I thought Annie was foolish for putting up with Kevin once in the book she sits there and let's Kevin throw metal tools at her head and kicks her in the mouth!
Even though this book was fiction, the point was that you need to be careful who you choose to have a relationship with and what happened to Annie can happen to anyone.
Violence is so terrible.
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2007-04-05
Review Date: 2007-04-05
Stephanie 3/28/07
The Breakable Vow, Kathryn Ann Clarke 0-06-051821-9
In 2001 there was reported 691,710 cases of non-fatal violence from spouses, ex-spouses, and boyfriends or girlfriends. There should not be violence in relationships between people. In The Breakable Vow Annie and her boyfriend, Kevin, had been going out for a while and Annie went on a camping trip with her friend, Rene. Kevin is a pretty jealous guy, so he showed up to surprise her, but was really making sure she wasn't cheating on him. While they were there Rene went off to hang out with some other camp people, and Kevin pressured Annie into having sex with him. When Annie got back from the camping trip she felt very sick, and found out that she was pregnant. When she told Kevin he told her that his mom could pay for an abortion, but Annie didn't want to get rid of her kid.
This story is realistic fiction. One day after one of Annie's doctor appointments Kevin was getting ready to drive her home, but stopped. He said, "Who's Herold." Herold was a guy that Annie met while camping. Then, when she said that he was just a guy she met while camping and didn't do anything with him, Kevin reached over and started to strangle her. She tried to get out, but couldn't. He told her he had no choice, but to strangle her, and that she was a slut. She finally got out of the car and ran home. She wasn't talking to him, but a couple of days later he came to her house and apologized. He said he would never touch her again. So, a couple months later she had her baby, and they got married. They moved to Texas for Kevin, because he had a football scholarship there. They continued to get into fights, and some were violent, but not extremely violent. Annie started going to a counselor. She told her that Kevin hurts her, then acts all nice to get her back, and that she's in big danger. Well, one night when Kevin found out that some boy at Annie's work liked her he came running into the house extremely drunk and it went too far.
This was one of the best books I've read in months! It had an interesting topic to start out, and it was very suspensful. For example, when Kevin found out that some guy at Annie's worked liked her it ended the chapter with this, "She was two steps from the front door when she saw the knob turning." I could not put the book down, because I wanted to know what happened next, and if Annie would get out alright. I 100% recommend this book, because it kept me reading for hours, and the story line never got boring. Also, some books have really stupid endings, but the ending to this book made me feel like I knew what happened, even though it pretty much left you at a cliff hanger. I felt very satisfied after the book ended. I hope that you read this book, and learn some facts on abusers too.
The Breakable Vow, Kathryn Ann Clarke 0-06-051821-9
In 2001 there was reported 691,710 cases of non-fatal violence from spouses, ex-spouses, and boyfriends or girlfriends. There should not be violence in relationships between people. In The Breakable Vow Annie and her boyfriend, Kevin, had been going out for a while and Annie went on a camping trip with her friend, Rene. Kevin is a pretty jealous guy, so he showed up to surprise her, but was really making sure she wasn't cheating on him. While they were there Rene went off to hang out with some other camp people, and Kevin pressured Annie into having sex with him. When Annie got back from the camping trip she felt very sick, and found out that she was pregnant. When she told Kevin he told her that his mom could pay for an abortion, but Annie didn't want to get rid of her kid.
This story is realistic fiction. One day after one of Annie's doctor appointments Kevin was getting ready to drive her home, but stopped. He said, "Who's Herold." Herold was a guy that Annie met while camping. Then, when she said that he was just a guy she met while camping and didn't do anything with him, Kevin reached over and started to strangle her. She tried to get out, but couldn't. He told her he had no choice, but to strangle her, and that she was a slut. She finally got out of the car and ran home. She wasn't talking to him, but a couple of days later he came to her house and apologized. He said he would never touch her again. So, a couple months later she had her baby, and they got married. They moved to Texas for Kevin, because he had a football scholarship there. They continued to get into fights, and some were violent, but not extremely violent. Annie started going to a counselor. She told her that Kevin hurts her, then acts all nice to get her back, and that she's in big danger. Well, one night when Kevin found out that some boy at Annie's work liked her he came running into the house extremely drunk and it went too far.
This was one of the best books I've read in months! It had an interesting topic to start out, and it was very suspensful. For example, when Kevin found out that some guy at Annie's worked liked her it ended the chapter with this, "She was two steps from the front door when she saw the knob turning." I could not put the book down, because I wanted to know what happened next, and if Annie would get out alright. I 100% recommend this book, because it kept me reading for hours, and the story line never got boring. Also, some books have really stupid endings, but the ending to this book made me feel like I knew what happened, even though it pretty much left you at a cliff hanger. I felt very satisfied after the book ended. I hope that you read this book, and learn some facts on abusers too.
A greatgreatgreatgreat book!!
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2005-05-17
Review Date: 2005-05-17
I loved this book. It was so sad, but seemed so very realistic. The way she described Kevin and how he acted put chills
up my spine, it scared me so much ,i didnt read it for three days. But i had to find out what happened to Annie and Mary.
It was a great book. I'd reccomend this to anyone.... its such a tearjerker.
Amazing tale of strength and courage
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2005-03-23
Review Date: 2005-03-23
This book was an amazing story of strength, courage and healing. I find it hard to believe that some reviewers commented on
grammatical errors or the length of the book. Did they NOT read this heart-wrenching story? From what I know about Kathryn
Clarke, this book is largely based on her personal experiences and is semi-autobiographical. Truth is often stranger than
fiction. "Annie" is a young woman who is a survivor of abuse who displays amazing intelligence, faith and determination. The
cycle of abuse is often difficult for others to understand if they are not engulfed in that situation. This author does an
incredible job of giving the reader insight into how and why someone can get caught up in the pain and dangerous pattern of
abuse. She also gives HOPE to anyone in a similar situation. I HIGHLY recommend this book!
But I Love Him
Published in Kindle Edition by HarperCollins e-books (2007-11-13)
List price: $9.95
New price: $7.96
Average review score:
no advice
Helpful Votes: 10 out of 11 total.
Review Date: 2003-04-28
Review Date: 2003-04-28
Although the book does a good job in describing an abusive teenage relationship, she gives almost no adivce to parents except
those who are in abusive relationships themselves. I thought this book would have helpful ideas in how to deal with this
situation when it comes into your family but all it does is insult the parent in the end.
Teens like it too
Helpful Votes: 10 out of 11 total.
Review Date: 2002-05-31
Review Date: 2002-05-31
I bought this book for myself just to keep informed about teens' issues. My daughter, then 13, saw the book and began devouring
it and analyzing her relationships. She made immediate changes in one friendship, deciding that she shouldn't put up with
being hit or belittled anymore. Now, a year later, she is buying the book for a friend who accepts controlling behavior from
her boyfriend.
EXCELLENT WORDS OF WISDOM
Helpful Votes: 12 out of 15 total.
Review Date: 2002-03-02
Review Date: 2002-03-02
As a counsellor in domestic violence and human behaviour, so often I have heard the words, "If only I had done (or not done)
.... he would never have hit me," or "He only pushed me, but he loves me and promised he would never do it again." Abuse
is not about love; it is about control, and without extensive therapy for emotional issues that cause the abuser to abuse
(quite often the abuser was himself a victim of abuse), the problem is not going to get better, it is not going to go away
- it will, in all probability, escalate to greater heights as time goes on.
The book points out many of the danger signals, and examines the various types of abuse: physical, verbal, emotional and sexual. The author also talks about the healing process for those who have been abused. When you stop to ponder the issue that one in three girls will be in a controlling, manipulative or abusive realtionship of some nature before they graduate from high school, it is enough to put both parents and teen-aged daughters on their guard. The aftermath of long-term abuse is devastating and horrendous beyond words; the emotional scars remain long after the physical wounds disappear. Quite often those scars never disappear and affect our self-image, our families and our future relationships. We have all heard that "love is blind" but there is also much truth to the statement that "there is none so blind as those who will not see." Denial is not always a wonderful thing. True love never physically hurts; it emotionally nurtures, heals and protects. As the reader will learn through the pages of this book, there are various kinds of love, but there is a huge difference between infatuation, addictive love and true lasting love. Teens, although they truly believe at the time they are madly "in love", are quite often in love with the idea of being in love. Being young, they have not yet had the opportunities or experiences to distinguish the difference between first love and overactive hormones, and mature and lasting love.
The author uses real-life examples to drive her point home; they are true stories that go on in some part of the country, every minute of every hour of every day. If this book helps only one young woman (and there are bound to be many more) then the author may not only have prevented a tragedy, but perhaps saved a human life. This is highly recommended reading material and worth a universe of stars! Hats off to Jill Murray for telling it like it is.
First Time A Victim, Second Time You Volunteered
Helpful Votes: 19 out of 20 total.
Review Date: 2003-05-05
Review Date: 2003-05-05
Before I tell people who I meet that my life mission is to guide women and girls to earn trust in themselves, I often have
the privilege of being asked relationship or mother/daughter questions by girls between the ages of 14 and 21.
With the comments that I've heard, lately, I feel compelled to review this excellent book, in hopes that those whom I haven't spoken to find something in both this review, and in Dr. Murray's book, to guide them to earn trust in themselves.
To earn trust in themselves does require you to accept the reality of now, and to admit what you may have up to now not admitted (If you have trouble doing this, this admission is a great beginning).
Let's start with what makes abusive relationships different from teen girls, versus women who are much older.
With teen girls the priorities are:
1. Peer approval (this is usually
about image, not reality)
2. Gender-role expectations (some girls are taught that
having a boyfriend is analogous
to being lovable)
3. Lack of experience (as a teen, you are trying to work out a
life that hasn't been lived)
4.
Little contact with adult resources (with mother's feeling
threatened by their daughter's youth, many daughters have
difficulty finding role models)
5. Less access to societal resources (most require parental
involvement)
6.
Less access to the legal leverage (the laws assume that the
daughter doesn't need this support)
7. She fantasizes
about who he could be, with her help
(See, "The Princess Who Believes in Fairy Tales")
8. Once in the relationship,
she decides that she can't get
out of it, even if she wanted to (See, "My Mother/Myself)
9. She doesn't know
that both of them are willing participants
in the struggle to be with someone, while avoiding their
fear of
recreating their past dramas (See, "Narcissim")
10. Unspoken social pressure has taught her to avoid herself,
that is avoid being visible to other girls, by going out of
her way to make a guy her project (See, "101 Lies Men
Tell
Women: And Why Women Believe Them")
For the older women, the challenge is:
1. Social pressure to prove
that she is a woman, as defined by the "invisible woman out there"
2. Financial needs
3. Blaming her inadequacies
(imagined or real
4. Her decision that her needs are too great
5. Domestic Violence professional's expect her to experience
this again, at least 7 times, before she will be free, or
dead
This is a wonder book, written for parents, but certainly good for young girls to also read.
What I did not see in this book is something that I have seen again and again from those who are abused is that in the moment that the abuser attacks the girl's worthiness, what she does is choke off her own breathing. This causes her to cut off her thoughts. This also causes her punish herself for the idea of her being angry at what he is doing to her.
For all the teen girls who think that his jealousy, possessiveness, manipulation, or attempts
to isolate you from being close to others is cute, or loving you, I invite you to assert these 5 statements, with unwavering
conviction,each time you experience his jealousy, possessivesness, manipulation, or attempts to isolate you:
1. I don't
like what is happening to me.
2. There is something here that does violence to me.
3. I deserve better than this.
4.
I can do something about this.
5. I will do something about this, now.
6. I will not allow this to happen to me, again.
Besides these statements, and reading this book, I invite teen girls and women to stop asking yourselves, "Why does he act this way?"
When you spend time asking questions about why he is treating you terribly, you make his problems into being your responsibility. And this means that you will be trapped into believing that you are inadequate, because you cannot control his self-concept. You can, however, influence the boy/man's behavior, by reading books like Dr. Murray's book, as you make the commitment to love yourself.
By reading a book like this one, and truly making the commitment to master the lessons in this book, you will make sure that less girls and women are abused, because when the lessons of this book become part of your core identity, you will recognize the signs of abuse; you will speak up for yourself, in the present moment; you will congruently tell the guy that his issues are not your issues; and you will show him that not every female is willing to pity his unwillingness to face his fear of his fears - and the world will change.
Great Advise
Helpful Votes: 4 out of 5 total.
Review Date: 2002-03-20
Review Date: 2002-03-20
What a wonderful book - it is so easy to fall into an abusive relationship. We need all the help we can get to protect our
daugthers. Not only do we need to protect daugthers from abusive relationships, we also need to show and teach them how to
love themselves. In Creating Extraordinary Joy, Chris Alexander show us how to love ourselves and others. - Thanks, Chris
and Jim.
Past Forgiving
Published in Hardcover by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (1995-06-01)
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Past Forgiving
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Review Date: 2005-02-07
Review Date: 2005-02-07
At 15, Alexandra is in love with this guy named Cliff,well she thinks it's love. Being with Cliff every day is so important
to her, it's even more important than her bestfriend Jenna. Cliff gets upset when Alex talks to her friends or other boys,
so upset he gets violent. Though his violence does not bother Alex beacause she thinks it's a way of showing that he really
loves and cares about her. Cliff's violence grows to extremes were his apologies mean nothing to Alex, and she wants nothing
to do with him. She finally realizes no guy will go against her will of doing something she does not want to do!
Too Many Forgivings
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Review Date: 2001-03-20
Review Date: 2001-03-20
Past Forgiving is a book about a 15 year old girl named Alex. She has finally found out that she is in a troubling relationship
with her boyfriend, Cliff. She has forgiven him one too many times for what he has done to her! Cliff is abusive, and he
has a very bad temper. Everyday of her summer life she is trying to work, while keeping her family, best friend, and Cliff
happy! I personally think that this book is great. The characters are great and the story is awesome. I would recomend
this book to young readers. To find out what happens between Cliff and Alex read this book!
I loved this book
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Review Date: 1999-02-08
Review Date: 1999-02-08
I really liked this book. I think it sends a very good message to all those who have abusive boyfriends. Alexandra learned
too late that the relationship she had with Cliff wasn't what it was supposed to be. He abused her, and she realized that
she shouldn't have kept forgiving him. She waited to long. It was just too late.
This Womans Opinion
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2000-01-24
Review Date: 2000-01-24
I personally loved this book. I read it in high school. It gives you a clear view in how controlling abusive men go about
peeking there prey. This books touchings on alot of things young woman should look out for when dating a male. It shows
how jealouse and little acts can really develope into a seriouse problem. I would recomend this book to young woman everywhere.
This might even help them realize they are in a extremely seriousely troubled relationship, and that there is help for them.
All and all this book is terrific in my opinion.
Great book that all teens and their parents should read
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2001-07-19
Review Date: 2001-07-19
This book was emotional and powerful. The story about Alex and her boyfriend Cliff is one that many teens can relate to.
It's the typical situation in which the guy pressures the girl to have sex, and she doesn't want to, and ends up raping her.
On top of all that, he's possessive and controlling, and abusive. I think this happens in real life more than people think.
This is how it usually happens too--the girl looks past all the abuse and wrong-doing, because she doesn't want to lose the
guy. She is just so blind to reality because the relationship is so important to her. At least the girl in this book finally
figured it out--many teens in real life today never figure it out.
Painting Caitlyn
Published in Library Binding by Topeka Bindery (2006-09)
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Review Date: 2007-09-03
Review Date: 2007-09-03
Remember your first serious relationship? The breathless excitement, nervousness, and giddiness that comes when you realize
that he likes you? Caitlyn can't believe how lucky she is.
She first meets Tyler at an amusement park, in the splash pool. The attraction is immediate and mutual, and the timing couldn't be better. Her best friend, Ashley, is totally engrossed in Brandon, her boyfriend of eight months. And at home, she feels less than invisible. The latest insult is moving to the basement so her room can be turned into a nursery. Her mother and stepfather are finally going to have their perfect baby, a baby they've been trying for for years. It seems they've forgotten that Caitlyn even exists.
At first, Caitlyn convinces herself that she's not changing. She's doing what every other girl does who wants to be with her boyfriend. If she really loves him, she should try to please him, right? She ignores the inner voices that wonder why she's not talking to Ashley about her relationship with Tyler. She lets Tyler talk her into doing things that she would never have considered before. When she realizes that she can't paint a smiling self-portrait she begins to look beyond the euphoria of new love and finds support and forgiveness from her family and friends.
Teen feelings of being alive and loved, truly loved, for the first time, mixed with the uncertainty, stubbornness, and incredibly strong desire to please, are vividly portrayed in this debut novel. Ms. Peters does a beautiful job of immersing the reader in the heady feeling of young love. PAINTING CAITLYN was a very enjoyable read.
Reviewed by: Cana Rensberger
She first meets Tyler at an amusement park, in the splash pool. The attraction is immediate and mutual, and the timing couldn't be better. Her best friend, Ashley, is totally engrossed in Brandon, her boyfriend of eight months. And at home, she feels less than invisible. The latest insult is moving to the basement so her room can be turned into a nursery. Her mother and stepfather are finally going to have their perfect baby, a baby they've been trying for for years. It seems they've forgotten that Caitlyn even exists.
At first, Caitlyn convinces herself that she's not changing. She's doing what every other girl does who wants to be with her boyfriend. If she really loves him, she should try to please him, right? She ignores the inner voices that wonder why she's not talking to Ashley about her relationship with Tyler. She lets Tyler talk her into doing things that she would never have considered before. When she realizes that she can't paint a smiling self-portrait she begins to look beyond the euphoria of new love and finds support and forgiveness from her family and friends.
Teen feelings of being alive and loved, truly loved, for the first time, mixed with the uncertainty, stubbornness, and incredibly strong desire to please, are vividly portrayed in this debut novel. Ms. Peters does a beautiful job of immersing the reader in the heady feeling of young love. PAINTING CAITLYN was a very enjoyable read.
Reviewed by: Cana Rensberger
Candid look at a tough subject
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Review Date: 2007-01-21
Review Date: 2007-01-21
"Painting Caitlyn" draws an honest portrait of young girl's struggle to acknowledge her abusive relationship. While teen readers
will certainly relate to the confusion and excitement Caitlyn experiences in the midst of her first love, they will also cheer
as Caitlyn not only stands up to Tyler's abuse, but is finally able to face herself with full clarity and acceptance.
Excellent
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Review Date: 2006-12-17
Review Date: 2006-12-17
I am an adult who enjoys a good teen book.
Painting Caitlyn is such a book. Taking an honest, hard look at relationship and how easily it is to get manipulated when you are in love and trying to please.
Although this is a novel, it is a powerful story of personal responsibility and an excellent read for all teens who are dating or are thinking of dating.
Very well written and deep. Only negative, the book is too short.
Painting Caitlyn is such a book. Taking an honest, hard look at relationship and how easily it is to get manipulated when you are in love and trying to please.
Although this is a novel, it is a powerful story of personal responsibility and an excellent read for all teens who are dating or are thinking of dating.
Very well written and deep. Only negative, the book is too short.
Painting Caitlyn is amazing. I couldn't stop reading.
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2006-10-27
Review Date: 2006-10-27
The author of Painting Caitlyn totally got it right...she got all of the feelings that go along with a first kiss and a first
betrayal and made it feel like it was happening to me. I have never been abused like Caitlyn ends up being but I now see that
this is happening to a friend of mine. I'm going to give my friend the book. Because I don't think this is a book that lectures
at all. You're enjoying reading and then all of a sudden the character's world is like totally out of control. Everything
sneaks up on Caitlyn and suddenly her boyfriend's love which had seemed perfect, suddenly his love isn't a good thing at all:
his affection is like being trapped in a never ending nightmare.
I loved this book.
I loved this book.
Brittany
Published in Hardcover by Shadow Mountain (1997-10)
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Painfully eye grabing.
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Review Date: 2008-07-25
Review Date: 2008-07-25
Once you open the book your mind won't leave it, it's about a poor girl who gets raped, her learning to live love and pray
again.
much needed book in the world today
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Review Date: 2007-03-23
Review Date: 2007-03-23
i think the topic of date rape is rarely explored enough. jack weyland wrote a beautiful, heart-felt and heart-wrenching
story, about Brittany's ordeal with just that. it helps us realize how common and down played date rape really is made.
Brittany's rapist is given a slap on the wrist as a result of a lot of hersay, which adds to her heart-ache. Yet she manages
to find love again after working through so much. good- but definitely not for someone under the age of 14.
good book
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Review Date: 2007-01-17
Review Date: 2007-01-17
Deals with the subject of date rape. Well written. Teaches some valuable lessons, including: date rape can happen to nice
girls; it is important to report the rape immediately; you will need professional help to promote the healing process; your
Bishop/church leader can also help with the healing process.
The story was well written. It held my interest. It was written for the Mormon market, but would probably be enjoyed by other Christians, too. (Mormons are Christians).
The story was well written. It held my interest. It was written for the Mormon market, but would probably be enjoyed by other Christians, too. (Mormons are Christians).
If You Leave Me
Published in Mass Market Paperback by Fawcett (1997-10-29)
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WOW
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Review Date: 2001-11-08
Review Date: 2001-11-08
This book gets you into the life of a girl who feels how young girls feel each day. It is a great book that will wake highschoolers
up to the pressures of life.
Reality
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Review Date: 1999-07-26
Review Date: 1999-07-26
This book is reality. It made me feel like I was there. It touches the heart. I hated when I was finished...but I ended
reading it all over again.
Excellent!!
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Review Date: 1999-06-24
Review Date: 1999-06-24
This book was definetly one of the best books I've ever read. I took the subject of abuse and displayed it exactly how it
is. I think it will wake up young readers to the ongoing cycles of abusive realtionships and hopefully keep them from getting
themselve into the situation. It's definetly a page turner.
Hurting the One You Love: Violence in Relationships
Published in Paperback by Wadsworth Publishing (2004-10-07)
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Great to use as a text
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2005-03-02
Review Date: 2005-03-02
I used this book as a text in my Gender and Aggression seminar. It would work well in any Women's Studies or Psychology class
that addresses interpersonal violence. The students found it very readable. The research cited is up to date and the research
findings are presented in a framework that makes them interesting and interpretable. Frieze addresses interpersonal violence
as a personal and a societal problem.
Expert info, readable
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2004-12-09
Review Date: 2004-12-09
This straight-forward book presents all the latest information on family/domestic violence. Although the book is based on
the latest research studies, it is readable and accessible not only to psychologists and health workers, but to all those
who might have been touched by family violence.
Playing in Traffic
Published in Paperback by Simon Pulse (2006-03-07)
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Gripping!
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Review Date: 2008-06-13
Review Date: 2008-06-13
I love this book. A kind of dangerous kooky girl stalks a boy who wants to be low-key and pass under the social radar at school,
but she turns him on. And then her sick plan to use him unfolds in shocking pieces. I don't who but Gail Giles could write
a simple book like this with so much. . . well, truth. i mean, it feels real, even though it so out there. well done!
Playing in traffic
Helpful Votes: 0 out of 0 total.
Review Date: 2007-10-01
Review Date: 2007-10-01
This book is a little odd, but the ending is the best ending ever. It is so simple, it'll blow your mind away. But it is also
emotional, which also blows your mind away.
A Book Worth Burning
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2007-07-31
Review Date: 2007-07-31
Well, okay, maybe not-- book burning is a Very Bad Thing. But so is this book. To call the book vile is to slander everything
else you think of as vile. The author picks an easy target to vilify-- a tempting bit of Goth girlhood-- and uses her to
show the evil that women do. It's like those old movies they showed in Health Class 30 years ago, where the drunk pregnant
girl with an STD bends over to pick up her cigarettes while driving and crashes her car. Boogah, boogah. I wouldn't call
the author a simpleton-- she can write well enough, but the book is written at the black and white level, and children reading
it will either be alarmed, scared, or laugh it off as the rubbish it is. I wouldn't give it to any of my four children, and
good parents and teachers everywhere should follow my lead.
Thrilling page turner
Helpful Votes: 1 out of 1 total.
Review Date: 2005-05-30
Review Date: 2005-05-30
Gail Giles impressed me with Shattering Glass, and I was hoping for something like that with Playing in Traffic. Even though
this book didn't wow me as much as Shattering Glass, it kept me enthralled and waiting for the next event.
Most interesting in the book is not the "dangerous" relationship between main character Matt and Goth-girl Skye, but rather it's the bond between Matt as a brother and his younger sitster Katy (who he finds out is only his half sister). When Katy discovers the truth and that Matt knew all along, the emotion Giles has built leaves an emptiness in the pit of your stomach.
Another element that deserves applause is her credible, thrilling, and close to over-the-top ending. Definitely worth the read.
Most interesting in the book is not the "dangerous" relationship between main character Matt and Goth-girl Skye, but rather it's the bond between Matt as a brother and his younger sitster Katy (who he finds out is only his half sister). When Katy discovers the truth and that Matt knew all along, the emotion Giles has built leaves an emptiness in the pit of your stomach.
Another element that deserves applause is her credible, thrilling, and close to over-the-top ending. Definitely worth the read.
Play Along
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 2 total.
Review Date: 2004-12-30
Review Date: 2004-12-30
I devoured "Playing in Traffic" in one sitting. I enjoyed it just as much if not more than Gail Giles' previous release, "Dead
Girls Don't Write Letters." Once again, Giles has written a novel about the relationships of teenagers and their families
which is thought-provoking without being preachy.
What happens when the bad girl goes for the good boy? The girl is Skye, whose reputation has been sullied over the years in high school; the boy is Matt, who thinks he is invisible to everyone but Katy, his likeable, quirky younger sister. They attend the same high school but never speak - until she starts seeking him out.
When Skye begins leaving notes for Matt to meet her privately, he can't resist. When she demands that their relationship stay a secret, he can't protest. When her requests turn sinister, he can't pull away.
This short but sweet book is a page-turner. If you enjoy other psychological teen thrillers such as Amadine by Adele Griffin and Give a Boy a Gun by Todd Strasser, you will want to read Playing in Traffic.
What happens when the bad girl goes for the good boy? The girl is Skye, whose reputation has been sullied over the years in high school; the boy is Matt, who thinks he is invisible to everyone but Katy, his likeable, quirky younger sister. They attend the same high school but never speak - until she starts seeking him out.
When Skye begins leaving notes for Matt to meet her privately, he can't resist. When she demands that their relationship stay a secret, he can't protest. When her requests turn sinister, he can't pull away.
This short but sweet book is a page-turner. If you enjoy other psychological teen thrillers such as Amadine by Adele Griffin and Give a Boy a Gun by Todd Strasser, you will want to read Playing in Traffic.
Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year
Published in Paperback by Simon Pulse (2008-09-23)
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Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year by Amy Belasen and Jacob Osborn
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Review Date: 2008-11-30
Review Date: 2008-11-30
Title: Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year
Author: Amy Belasen and Jacob Osborn
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publication Date: September 2008
Pages: 304
Rating: B-
Plot - 16/20
Characters - 11/20
Writing - 13/20
Originality - 19/20
Entertainment - 14/10
Recommendation - 7/10
Total: 80/100
Summary:
Hell hath no fury...
Jenny Green is a spoiled teen "princess" and the newest junior at Montreal's Molson Academy. Jenny wants a fresh start in her new school, and she's curious to see what Montreal has to offer, most especially in the boy department. Beautiful, charming, and sharp-witted, Jenny has no trouble getting the boys to fall for her.
But when she discovers just how despicable the male gender can be--with the lying, the cheating, and the utter disrespect--she decides to make them pay...with their lives.
Review:
Well, this novel turned into something I truly didn't expect. The summary really doesn't do this novel justice. The plot was very original and silly but exciting. I mean, the summary makes it seem like she's just a random serial killer, right? But she did have her reasons, it just got out of hand.
The writing was probably the worst part of this novel, it wasn't that well constructed. It was kind of strange and it felt fake. But it was well enough done to read and enjoy. The characters were also kind of flatly constructed and really unreal, but Jenny was probably the best, she was smart and humorous. She was just your typical rich, spoiled princess with a few good qualities to her.
But, the book was really enjoyable and it made me so curious to find out what would happen with Jenny. I would recommend it, just don't plan to be blown away.
Author: Amy Belasen and Jacob Osborn
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publication Date: September 2008
Pages: 304
Rating: B-
Plot - 16/20
Characters - 11/20
Writing - 13/20
Originality - 19/20
Entertainment - 14/10
Recommendation - 7/10
Total: 80/100
Summary:
Hell hath no fury...
Jenny Green is a spoiled teen "princess" and the newest junior at Montreal's Molson Academy. Jenny wants a fresh start in her new school, and she's curious to see what Montreal has to offer, most especially in the boy department. Beautiful, charming, and sharp-witted, Jenny has no trouble getting the boys to fall for her.
But when she discovers just how despicable the male gender can be--with the lying, the cheating, and the utter disrespect--she decides to make them pay...with their lives.
Review:
Well, this novel turned into something I truly didn't expect. The summary really doesn't do this novel justice. The plot was very original and silly but exciting. I mean, the summary makes it seem like she's just a random serial killer, right? But she did have her reasons, it just got out of hand.
The writing was probably the worst part of this novel, it wasn't that well constructed. It was kind of strange and it felt fake. But it was well enough done to read and enjoy. The characters were also kind of flatly constructed and really unreal, but Jenny was probably the best, she was smart and humorous. She was just your typical rich, spoiled princess with a few good qualities to her.
But, the book was really enjoyable and it made me so curious to find out what would happen with Jenny. I would recommend it, just don't plan to be blown away.
read this book
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Review Date: 2008-10-27
Review Date: 2008-10-27
This is a wonderful book. Funny, witty, well written and totally enjoyable. I highly recommend it and look forward to the
authors' next book.
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
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Review Date: 2008-10-25
Review Date: 2008-10-25
Wanting to get away from the life on Long Island, Jenny Green convinces her parents to let her attend boarding school in Quebec.
She's done her research and she's pushed for Molson (yes, as in the beer) Academy. She's got her reasons for choosing Molson.
For one, it's out of the country. For another, Josh Beck's family has moved to Quebec.
But all does not start well when she arrives at Molson. Deciding on the school late in the summer, the only dormitory rooms available for Jenny are either in the freshman dorm (no way!) or the Female Artists' Colony (aka Hippie Hall.) The lesser of the two evils seems to be Hippie Hall. As soon as she meets the housemother, Raven, and her roommate, Jacinda, she begins to question her choice.
Jenny settles in and thankfully one normal girl is in her dorm - Chloe. The two immediately click and a friendship is formed. But it doesn't take long for Jenny to feel like she doesn't belong. She never felt a part of the group in Long Island; the same is now happening at Molson.
Jenny eventually runs into Josh, who recognizes her immediately. The two soon start to hang out together. Unfortunately, it seems that Josh isn't the dreamy boyfriend she thought he'd be.
Molson is in shock when one of their own students is arrested on conspiracy charges. They find in his possession a list of students he wanted to shoot. Jenny is shocked to find out her name was on the list. In that moment, she decides that she doesn't want to die a virgin and decides to have sex with Josh. His parents are out for the night, so the two go back to his house. When she learns that he neglected to use a condom, fear of pregnancy and disease quickly turns to anger. How could he be so selfish? The sex wasn't even any good!
From that first lack of consideration by one male in her life, Jenny Green turns into "Supergirl" in her own head. When Josh comes to her dorm room expecting a little intimacy, Jenny loses it and grabs the closest thing she can, her roommate's glass bong. In her haste, she manages to slash Josh. She slashes enough that she kills him. Jenny is able to clean up the blood in her room without anyone noticing, and manages to cart his body out in a large duffle bag. She drags him to a deserted building and stages a fake suicide to avoid detection.
When Jenny seemingly gets away with Josh's murder, she feels invincible. This is the beginning of Jenny's downward slide into her murdering madness. Any male that crosses her path is in for a rude awakening (or should I say death?). Jenny thinks she's too clever to be caught. But is she as smart as she thinks she is?
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Reviewed by: Jaglvr
But all does not start well when she arrives at Molson. Deciding on the school late in the summer, the only dormitory rooms available for Jenny are either in the freshman dorm (no way!) or the Female Artists' Colony (aka Hippie Hall.) The lesser of the two evils seems to be Hippie Hall. As soon as she meets the housemother, Raven, and her roommate, Jacinda, she begins to question her choice.
Jenny settles in and thankfully one normal girl is in her dorm - Chloe. The two immediately click and a friendship is formed. But it doesn't take long for Jenny to feel like she doesn't belong. She never felt a part of the group in Long Island; the same is now happening at Molson.
Jenny eventually runs into Josh, who recognizes her immediately. The two soon start to hang out together. Unfortunately, it seems that Josh isn't the dreamy boyfriend she thought he'd be.
Molson is in shock when one of their own students is arrested on conspiracy charges. They find in his possession a list of students he wanted to shoot. Jenny is shocked to find out her name was on the list. In that moment, she decides that she doesn't want to die a virgin and decides to have sex with Josh. His parents are out for the night, so the two go back to his house. When she learns that he neglected to use a condom, fear of pregnancy and disease quickly turns to anger. How could he be so selfish? The sex wasn't even any good!
From that first lack of consideration by one male in her life, Jenny Green turns into "Supergirl" in her own head. When Josh comes to her dorm room expecting a little intimacy, Jenny loses it and grabs the closest thing she can, her roommate's glass bong. In her haste, she manages to slash Josh. She slashes enough that she kills him. Jenny is able to clean up the blood in her room without anyone noticing, and manages to cart his body out in a large duffle bag. She drags him to a deserted building and stages a fake suicide to avoid detection.
When Jenny seemingly gets away with Josh's murder, she feels invincible. This is the beginning of Jenny's downward slide into her murdering madness. Any male that crosses her path is in for a rude awakening (or should I say death?). Jenny thinks she's too clever to be caught. But is she as smart as she thinks she is?
Pick up JENNY GREEN'S KILLER JUNIOR YEAR to find out for yourself!
Reviewed by: Jaglvr
Just Horrible
Helpful Votes: 2 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2008-10-24
Review Date: 2008-10-24
Hell hath no fury...
Jenny Green is a spoiled teen "princess" and the newest junior at Montreal's Molson Academy. Jenny wants a fresh start in her new school, and she's curious to see what Montreal has to offer, most especially in the boy department. Beautiful, charming, and sharp-witted, Jenny has no trouble getting the boys to fall for her.
But when she discovers just how despicable the male gender can be -- with the lying, the cheating, and the utter disrespect -- she decides to make them pay...with their lives.
Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year is one of the worst book I've ever read. I had a problem with Jenny. She was so spoiled and her personality seemed off; she was just weird (and not in a good way).And her reason for moving to Montreal (to go out with a guy) was stupid. One minute she would be killing, and then the next, she was worried about her clothes and how the would get stained. I mean come one, she just killed a guy and she's worrying about her clothes? That's just insane. This book is supposed to have dark humor, but I didn't find any. Unless the humor is her killing people. Sure, she had her reasons for killing the guys, but still it doesn't condone it. [...]. The writing was really good though.It was just Jenny and the killings that I had a problem with.She's a teen Dexter. I don't recommend this book to anyone. I know some people gave it four or five stars and they loved it. Maybe it was me or something but I just didn't like this book. If you still want to read it go ahead.
-Carol
[...]
Jenny Green is a spoiled teen "princess" and the newest junior at Montreal's Molson Academy. Jenny wants a fresh start in her new school, and she's curious to see what Montreal has to offer, most especially in the boy department. Beautiful, charming, and sharp-witted, Jenny has no trouble getting the boys to fall for her.
But when she discovers just how despicable the male gender can be -- with the lying, the cheating, and the utter disrespect -- she decides to make them pay...with their lives.
Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year is one of the worst book I've ever read. I had a problem with Jenny. She was so spoiled and her personality seemed off; she was just weird (and not in a good way).And her reason for moving to Montreal (to go out with a guy) was stupid. One minute she would be killing, and then the next, she was worried about her clothes and how the would get stained. I mean come one, she just killed a guy and she's worrying about her clothes? That's just insane. This book is supposed to have dark humor, but I didn't find any. Unless the humor is her killing people. Sure, she had her reasons for killing the guys, but still it doesn't condone it. [...]. The writing was really good though.It was just Jenny and the killings that I had a problem with.She's a teen Dexter. I don't recommend this book to anyone. I know some people gave it four or five stars and they loved it. Maybe it was me or something but I just didn't like this book. If you still want to read it go ahead.
-Carol
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A Killer Obsession
Helpful Votes: 3 out of 3 total.
Review Date: 2008-10-05
Review Date: 2008-10-05
This book truly entertained me. Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year by Amy Belasen & Jacob Osborn is a wickedly funny work of
dark humor that had me laughing out loud. I haven't come across such fantastic and slightly sick wit since the movie Heathers.
If you liked that, you must read this book. Jenny Green would give J.D. from Heathers a serious run for the money in the psycho
department. Plus, she's got the attitude of all the Heathers combined. I have to caution up front that it is meant for older
teens because of the more mature content. Also, just because it has a Young Adult label on it, do not let this stop any adults
from reading this one. It is completely amazing, and I do believe I'm obsessed. Come on over to the dark side for a little
while and hear Jenny's story. Just don't bring any sharp objects.
Jenny Green is your average spoiled Jewish girl living in Long Island. She's got her parents wrapped around her well manicured fingers and she's used to always getting her way. Which is why she is able to convince them to let her leave the US to attend Molson Academy in Montreal. That's right, Molson, as in the beer. Her motives for leaving are anything but academic. Jenny is on the trail of a hot guy she's got a crush on. The guys in Long Island have been nothing but trouble, so she's off to find one better. Oh, and the school has a TCBY, and since she's lactose intolerant, that's got to be a sign or something. So it's off to Canada for a fresh start for Jenny Green.
Well, things don't always work out the way we want them to. Jenny is living in a house with a bunch of stinky hippies and she soon finds out that the guy of her dreams is just another creep. When he does something to her that is totally aweful, she kind of kills him. But on the bright side, she has a new best friend who is really cool. So she does feel kind of bad about the murder thing, but he deserved it, and it was just a one time thing. Sort of. Unless someone really deserves it. Like the next guy who does something even worse to her. Or the next...
At first the killing is accidental, but it soon becomes an obsession. She even makes up another personality to justify her actions. She honestly believes she's doing the world a favor by ridding it of such despicable people. Really, she probably even saved some lives by taking out such creepers. After all she hasn't been caught, so why stop? Well Jenny, if the paranoia doesn't get you, maybe the cops will. Or perhaps you will develop a conscience. Maybe not. Whatever happens Jenny, you are one sick, yet amusing psychopath.
This book is dark, witty and a whole lot of fun. Jenny's voice and attitude are both hilarious and disturbing. You want to like her, then you realize, duh, she's a killer. But then you somehow end up rooting for her. She's such an unlikely serial killer that you don't know what to think. The fact that she will murder someone in cold blood but she refuses to use curse words is quite amusing. The book is also inhabited by other funny and memorable characters for Jenny to mess with. I loved Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year, and I hope that we get to find out someday how her senior year plays out.
Jenny Green is your average spoiled Jewish girl living in Long Island. She's got her parents wrapped around her well manicured fingers and she's used to always getting her way. Which is why she is able to convince them to let her leave the US to attend Molson Academy in Montreal. That's right, Molson, as in the beer. Her motives for leaving are anything but academic. Jenny is on the trail of a hot guy she's got a crush on. The guys in Long Island have been nothing but trouble, so she's off to find one better. Oh, and the school has a TCBY, and since she's lactose intolerant, that's got to be a sign or something. So it's off to Canada for a fresh start for Jenny Green.
Well, things don't always work out the way we want them to. Jenny is living in a house with a bunch of stinky hippies and she soon finds out that the guy of her dreams is just another creep. When he does something to her that is totally aweful, she kind of kills him. But on the bright side, she has a new best friend who is really cool. So she does feel kind of bad about the murder thing, but he deserved it, and it was just a one time thing. Sort of. Unless someone really deserves it. Like the next guy who does something even worse to her. Or the next...
At first the killing is accidental, but it soon becomes an obsession. She even makes up another personality to justify her actions. She honestly believes she's doing the world a favor by ridding it of such despicable people. Really, she probably even saved some lives by taking out such creepers. After all she hasn't been caught, so why stop? Well Jenny, if the paranoia doesn't get you, maybe the cops will. Or perhaps you will develop a conscience. Maybe not. Whatever happens Jenny, you are one sick, yet amusing psychopath.
This book is dark, witty and a whole lot of fun. Jenny's voice and attitude are both hilarious and disturbing. You want to like her, then you realize, duh, she's a killer. But then you somehow end up rooting for her. She's such an unlikely serial killer that you don't know what to think. The fact that she will murder someone in cold blood but she refuses to use curse words is quite amusing. The book is also inhabited by other funny and memorable characters for Jenny to mess with. I loved Jenny Green's Killer Junior Year, and I hope that we get to find out someday how her senior year plays out.
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