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Well Done

Review from Death Sentence →

These books are usually a hit or a major miss. This was a sound true-crime story: interesting case, enigmatic killer, methodical telling of background, precipitating factors, execution, and aftermath. True Crime aficionados will be satisfies with this telling

Good but contradicting

Review from He’s Not Lazy →

The author talks about how terrible school has become especially for boys. That you need a business degree to “manage” school. I agree completely. And that boys prefrontal cortex won’t be matured until they are 26.Basically they can’t win and knowing that they “opt out” All good makes sense Until he then “teaches us” how..

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bad narrator

Review from Dark City →

the book seems like it could be good and I could read it on its own maybe. But the narrator is just slow and very boring sounding. I really struggled and I could not finish I didn’t even make it past the 6 chapter.

Not up to the ‘Boys series

Review from Beaufighter Boys →

I think it’s disingenuous to use the ‘Boys series’ name here as it has a very different format. The Lightning Boys (etc.) series tells first-person stressful and humorous stories that go into detail and really let you feel that you are there. But this Beaufighter Boys book is very distant and gives only superficial accounts..

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Excellent resource for parents

Review from He’s Not Lazy →

The author does an excellent job of describing the issues that parents face, and not just those boys who are underperforming in school. The techniques offered to assist motivating boys and to interact differently with your son in a way that helps provides hope that parenting doesn’t have to be such a daily intense struggle.

Wonderful

Review from Lost! →

I don’t read much, this was the first book I can honestly say that I have completely finished in YEARS. it has a great story and constantly has new ideas and obstacles to keep you interested.