I Don’t Want to Be Crazy
I liked and disliked this book. Samantha had all the trappings of a solid foundation.She came from a good home and had the undivided attention of her wealthy parents. She had health coverage, her education provided and a supportive group of friends from which she derived developmental assets.So what’s the challenge?Was this book just something to do?The next step in a rich girl’s life.For a while I couldn’t figure out if she actually lost her virginity because all she talks about is sleazing around with two men throughout the story for which she cannot decide upon. Did she quit smoking marijuana as in the beginning and middle she smokes however her habit seems to disappear into thin air.Might it have been inappropriate with the publishing house and her employer if she was still getting high?Would they have published it?
What kind of friend would I have been if a poor little rich girl had an attack not in a ghetto but in France?Her friends were very understanding.I would have had more respect for this book if she lived in Tyrell’s world with his developmental assets.Would she have survived without the wealthy trappings that surrounded her?While I am sympathetic towards her disability I feel this book would have been better if the story was told by a poor girl and not a rich one.
I do commend her for getting help and sticking with treatment even when she disagreed.As a student with a disability it has been a long road to recovery for me so I can understand what she’s going through.
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I'm not sure I understand why the story would have been better if a poor girl told it. It would have been a different story. Why is one more valid than another? Can't they co-exist?
They can coexist.I just think sometimes writers use wealth and prestigious titles to sell stories.I would have enjoyed it more if she was in Jasmines shoes .There would have been challenge.Who could Jasmine fall back on to cope with the illness without health insurance.Who could she have derived her developmental assets from to cope?
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