First Impressions of Forever Boy

porcupines
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Mar 08 2022 – 10:07 PM

Compelling

I wasn't familiar with Kate Swenson before reading the blurb for this book a month or so ago, but...

caf2011
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Mar 08 2022 – 09:07 PM

Not for me...

Such a sweet cover photo, but this one just isn't for me. I don't typically read this type of...

sporkiness
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Mar 08 2022 – 09:05 PM

Beautifully written

I'm not usually one for memoirs but started tearing up reading this. I'm interested in the story...

becxreadz
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Mar 08 2022 – 08:59 PM

Nope

If this were a fiction story I'd be much more willing to read it. I'm just not a fan of memoirs...

libbypaulson
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Mar 08 2022 – 08:56 PM

No thanks

I am wary of how autism is going to be treated in this novel and by the first impression, my...

askarka
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Mar 08 2022 – 05:18 PM

Not my cup of tea

Forever Boy is the story of the idyllic beginning of Kate Swenson's marriage up until her...

foreverinastory
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Mar 08 2022 – 03:58 PM

No fucking thank you

Ugh this synopsis is rife with ableism. " She hadn’t signed up for life as a mother raising a...

mafarrell
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Mar 08 2022 – 12:43 PM

Love it!

The cover alone says a lot about the progression of this story. I do love memoirs and as a...

twilla85
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Mar 08 2022 – 11:15 AM

Inspiring!

I love the cover especially since it brings this story so close to the bond mothers have with...

rmtroyer93
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Mar 08 2022 – 10:35 AM

Interesting Memoir

Forever Boy by Kate Swenson sounds from the summary and sample like an interesting and...

niagrey
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Mar 08 2022 – 07:43 AM

Mom and boy

When I first saw this book I thought it was probably about a mother and her kid and she’s...

karishma
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Mar 08 2022 – 06:03 AM

Moving story

All Kate wants is a perfect family. But when her son is born with autism, she is devastated at...

becbec624
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Mar 08 2022 – 12:23 AM

Emotional

This book tells the story of a mother going through raising an autistic child from the beginning...

mdahut
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Mar 07 2022 – 08:35 PM

Touching story

Wow what an inspiring book! I really can’t even begin to imagine what this mother is going...

peterpan1995
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Mar 07 2022 – 06:59 PM

Amazing

This book hits home a little. I mean my nephew and cousins are autistic. They are verbal though...

ojoausana
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Mar 07 2022 – 06:15 PM

Forever Boy Blurb

i have known about this book for a while now and it does sound interesting, i find books like...

stormiedanes
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Mar 07 2022 – 06:13 PM

Idk

It's hard to find anything involving autism that's not drug through pseudoscience and falsehoods....

tamara
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Mar 07 2022 – 05:55 PM

Heartwarming topic

I can already tell that this story is going to be a heart-warming read that many readers will...

pate6685
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Mar 07 2022 – 05:31 PM

Love it

Kate is a great mother to Cooper and it is great to see someone write a book about raising a...

cindy
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Mar 07 2022 – 05:24 PM

I bet I would cry!

I can only imaging the heartache parents feel when they find out that their child has been...

ag15
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Mar 07 2022 – 04:57 PM

Emotional

I really liked this first look! I liked the writing style and the author's storytelling was...

elena l.
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Mar 07 2022 – 04:32 PM

Inspiring

This memoir should be emotional and inspiring. Autism is so current and relevant and I am glad it...

syost
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Mar 07 2022 – 04:23 PM

not my genre

Forever Boy, sounds like it would be a great, maybe even informational reading but I just can't...

whatkarinareads
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Mar 07 2022 – 04:18 PM

Cute

This book seems like it will be amazing. Working with children who have disabilities, being able...

susanbeamon
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Mar 07 2022 – 03:53 PM

autism

Autism effects 1 in I don't know how many children each year. That doesn't matter when it's your...

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