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Daddy Knows Best
My father was my best friend until I was 10 years old. Thereafter, he was my worst enemy.
A tough-as-nails father who firmly enforces his old-fashioned ways, a mother who has little or no say, and a son with a penchant for getting into misadventures.
The boy tries to convince his parents that something is wrong with him, and he is really physically ill. He suffers through three years of humiliation, agony, and punishment from the school and his father. They misjudge him almost costing him his life.
The parents get a divorce. The mother and brothers find themselves in an all-black housing project, being the only whites there for almost four years. He grows up quick and learns that life isn't as simple as black and white.
When he turns 18, he decides to move back in with his father and new mother. He hasn't seen or talked to his father in almost four years. Things fall apart fast. The young man and his younger brother end up out on the streets being homeless for two months and encounters unpredictable adventures.
A raw, uncut true story.
A tough-as-nails father who firmly enforces his old-fashioned ways, a mother who has little or no say, and a son with a penchant for getting into misadventures.
The boy tries to convince his parents that something is wrong with him, and he is really physically ill. He suffers through three years of humiliation, agony, and punishment from the school and his father. They misjudge him almost costing him his life.
The parents get a divorce. The mother and brothers find themselves in an all-black housing project, being the only whites there for almost four years. He grows up quick and learns that life isn't as simple as black and white.
When he turns 18, he decides to move back in with his father and new mother. He hasn't seen or talked to his father in almost four years. Things fall apart fast. The young man and his younger brother end up out on the streets being homeless for two months and encounters unpredictable adventures.
A raw, uncut true story.
232 pages, ebook
First published June 22, 2011
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April 21, 2015
This book is so true for alot of children in the world. Matt Gable came out and told his story of his life. How his single mother raised him and his brothers with out the help of their father. When he had the chance to go live with his father and see how he lived his life, and how he struggled to get back to his mom.
April 11, 2015
I'm not sure this guy has ever heard of an editor. Grammar and semantics errors were prevalent on every page! The title doesn't fit the book. The story was incredibly disjointed with a bunch of irrelevant filler. Such a waste of 175 pages! By far, the worst book I've ever read!
January 14, 2013
Horrible book. Couldn't force myself to read any more of it and stopped 60% of the way through.
December 26, 2012
A truly awful book. Poorly written and not worth reading at all.
January 9, 2013
found it a little weird but ok
June 14, 2013
Weird as f
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August 13, 2013I wasn't impressed. Some parts in the book were really far fetched. Some parts just kinda left you hanging.
May 20, 2016
A Chaotic Read
1.5 Stars
There could be a story here, but unfortunately this book does not read like it was ready to publish.
1.5 Stars
There could be a story here, but unfortunately this book does not read like it was ready to publish.
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