"I felt sorry for myself because no one else could do it so well," Wyatt Storme.
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I never miss a chance to see W.L. at a book signing when he's in the area which allowed me to get a signed copy of this. Although my Goodreads shows I started the book a while back, I read 80% of the book in the past two weeks. Id fit in a couple of pages whenever I could, anxious to see how Wyatt and Chick would get out of trouble. And this time, trouble was all around. Ripley once again weaves a tale of intrigue and Shakespearean testosterone in the unlikeliest of places, Missouri. I loved it!
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I feel like I should have been inspired, but just couldn't get there. Maybe I just wasn't in the right mood.
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Gave me insights to myself that I never could have arrived at by myself. Some traits I had concluded were signs of insecurity while more likely they were simply traits of temperament.
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I have a grown son with learning disabilities and multiple mental health diagnoses.  So some of the thoughts and feelings expressed by the author about what it feels like to be "different", and how that sometimes looks to the "normal" people broke my heart just a little bit.  At the same time, you love him, and realize the gifts in what others may never take the time to see while so busy trying to make them fit the mold.
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The book was incredibly compelling.  I really couldn't put it down, but then I hated myself for it later.  I kept on waiting and waiting for something good to happen to the deserving characters. . . and it never happened.  I was literally sobbing by at times and kept reading thinking that it would somehow work out in the end.  But NO!  There is no redemption!!  This book left me feeling awful because all he got was a smile in the end.  And he's right, it didn't make anything better or fix a thing.  It just left me in tears (not happy tears).
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It made me into one of those people who wants to travel with a pillow.  I feel pathetic.
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This book has blessed me. I felt like I was all alone in the things I was going through and there was no escape. But after reading this book I know if God can do it for Ms. Wakefield he can do it for me. Thank you forallowing God to use you to show me a way out of my trials
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These two people played a game with words much too long. They had both been hurt, but both had too much pride. As usual, some people have to lose the best, to realize what they had.
Sonja Stover Bracey
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It was a well written story told in fist person and I felt very depressed after reading it. The Internment of the Japanese people was a travesty and one more thing for the American people to be ashamed of.
The ability to carry on with duties on a daily basis denoted great strength of character and made the shameful imprisonenment even more cruel/
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I applaud the authors courage for putting her emotions onto paper and sending them out into the world for others like myself who are struggling with the loss of a loved one.  I sat at the beach and read the entire book and I cried for her because she had a great love and lost him. I cried for myself because that kind of love has eluded me.

Well done.  Thank you Sandra.
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I almost strangled myself to death trying to put this on while my dog just looked on and it made me feel bad about myself.
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You didn't know whether to HATE him or feel sorry for him. He played the roll of an alcoholic in denial very well.
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I knew this book would be a difficult read but I also thought it would give me inspiration to fight through my struggles and come out a better person who believes I deserve better.
From the last sentence of the first chapter, I felt like I was kicked in the gut. The story gets more and more upsetting and seems just too cruel for this world. But keep reading. Against all odds, the author found strength she didn't believe she had and rose above and found love and self acceptance.
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YOU FEEL LIKE THE VICTIM FELT.SO HELPLESSGREAT STORY AND GREAT READ!
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Not what I expected, but I loved the two-person dialogue. And in many ways I felt someone was holding up a mirror so I was looking back on the many mistakes I have made in my life. The Bozeman MT location reminded me of one of my worst mistakes. If only we could go back and wipe out the most grievous ones, but they are always with you no matter how many start overs you try. Second chances only give you the opportunity not to repeat your past mistakes and to endeavor not to make even bigger ones. There is only one escape from the one life we had messed up.
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No one has a perfect life. And life is rarely fair. That's especially the case in this true story about Tammy Levent. Ms. Levent suffered setback after setback, beyond what anyone's fair share should be. But instead of letting that drag her down, she forced it to strengthen her.

People are defined by how they react to stress, as the author says in her introduction. Honestly, I have no idea if I would be able to summon much personal strength after going through as many personal tragedies as she has. But knowing that kind of strength does exist makes me feel better when things don't quite go my way. I'm glad that Ms. Levent had the courage to share her experiences with everyone, so that others out there, maybe in similar circumstances, can use her story for themselves.
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Ralph Edwards of lonesome lake is a book about carving out a life for ones  family in a remote wilderness. This book is such a contrast to our technical world with cell phones, internet, e mail  "Big Box shopping" malls. Our lives are so full but really so empty. I felt an extreme feeling of sadness after having read this book. Ralph Edwards and his wife are now dead after having lived a hard but full life. We all struggle through life with different goals and yet we all have to face death. I felt the sadness of Ralph Edwards when he realised that he was too old to be independant and look after himself.  This book has to make us all stop and concider what we are doing and what is the purpose of life. What could possibly be more important than these questions?