SuitabookMedHead
James Patterson, Hal Friedman
- Reading
- Consider reading alongside a trusted adult if the named subjects feel close or intense. Pause to distinguish the narrator’s experience from any broader claim about Tourette’s syndrome, OCD, addiction or recovery.
- Themes
- Living with visible and intrusive difficulties: Cory is described as experiencing a body that will not stop moving, difficulty relaxing and obsessive-compulsive disorder. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Stigma and exclusion: Cory is described as being made fun of every day, feeling different and being shut out. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Mental health, addiction and change: The book addresses mental health, addiction and change; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The framing suggests a story of struggle and change, but it is not clear whether recovery is gradual, complete, supported or presented as a model for others.
- Worth knowing
- The extent and detail of these experiences are not established.