Comments on: Supporting a Fellow Writer

By: Tricia

Tricia — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:40:18 +0000

The excerpt has a Nick Hornby A Long Way Down feel to it. I can’t wait to pick up a copy so I can recommend it.

By: Carol J. Garvin

Carol J. Garvin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:04:03 +0000

Thanks for the info, Joylene. Glad to hear it deserves promotion.

By: joylene

joylene — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:23:16 +0000

I read his book! My girlfriend’s granddaughter suggested it. And she was so right. What a wonderful story! I cried. I bought a copy for my 2 teenager granddaughters. It’s a must read.

By: Shari

Shari — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:33:04 +0000

Thanks for posting this, Mom!

By: Carol Garvin

Carol Garvin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:09:03 +0000

I agree the topic can be touchy, but it also may be timely in that I’ve heard of too many teenagers who have committed suicide or tried. It’s hard to accept that there are so many who actually consider it but maybe it goes hand-in-hand with other things that trouble youth today as evidenced by the increase in school shootings. I would definitely want to read the book before recommending it to teens, and I haven’t, but if the topic is handled well it could provide a useful communication tool on the subject.

By: JaxPop

JaxPop — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:04:31 +0000

Hopefully Mr. Borris makes a full recovery. Have not read the book – did check out the website.

Not trying to be critical & maybe I’m just strange, but as a writer of MG/YA fiction I gotta wonder – suicide pacts? Kids debating if life’s worth living? I don’t know how he handled the storyline but I would have thought twice (or read it 1st) before letting my kids read it. (Thankfully they’re grown.) The topic’s certainly an attention grabber so I guess that’s what matters most.

Heck I’ve had a couple of complaints that my stuff was inappropriate because it includes ghosts & zombies. No adult content, profanity, etc – but corpses digging their way to the surface – big problem.

I dunno.