Sherri

by John Benton

Book by Benton, John

192 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1994

Reviews

[Dawn Michelle]

I am not sure how to rate this now - if it was back in 1979[ish - I was 11 when I started that school] when I first picked this [and the rest of the John Benton books] book up off the "library" shelf at the very small Christian school I attended [WHO thinks these kind of books were okay for sheltered, naive, uninformed kids? Because they had a "christian" message, that made them okay. Trust me, we were not reading them for that message, that's for darn sure], I would have rated it 5 stars. I was totally into these books as it showed a world I had never seen before and I read them over and over and over again. I could have cared less about the "message"; it was all about the details and the "sex" and the salaciousness of them. And now, as an adult who has seen the world and looks at things through a much different lens, these books seem..tawdry and very sensationalized and a bit scandalous IMO. So I am going to leave this one [and all the others that I am going to review [with this same review] with no rating. I am really torn now, as an adult, as to what I think about these books.

[Sherri Beck · Rating 1 out of 5]

The only reason I read this book is the title is my name...and spelled correctly...which it rarely ever is. Perhaps had I read this as a young adult or teenager it might have had some impact, though doubtful, but as a near senior adult, the book is awful and very contrived. No one goes from shoplifting food to boosting cars as quickly as Sherri did. The only reason I gave it one star is that there isn't anything lower. Can't imagine how this author wrote as many books as he did and actually sold them.

[Myra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a Christian that read John Benton as an impressionable teen. Even though I didn't want to heed adult's advice, these books were a huge deterent to my stubborn and often destuctive ways. I got these books from my local grocery store, Nebb's in Phx, AZ. I can honestly say, these books saved me from going down the wrong path; although, I would NOT recommend them to shelted or gullible youth nor reread them as an adult, I will give him 5 stars because I grew to love reading because of this author and often reread his books.

[jandjsalmon · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book as a little girl - probably about 8 or 9 years old. Never has a book frightened me so much. I was a little klepto - who wasn't when they were nine? - and I was certain this was the life I would have if I didn't stop stealing my aunt's hair clips or my cousin's pennies. I should read it now as an adult to see if the suffocating fear still lingers.

[Graceann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rather preachy account of a young woman's troubles with herself and with the law. I say recommended for young adults, but I think they'd have to be pretty gullible young adults; perhaps I'm jaded, but I saw every twist pages and pages before it actually occurred.