Ophelia Speak Book Report

I am still reading Ophelia Speaks by Sara Shandler. When I first started reading the book I was very interested in it but as I got further in reading the book personally I feel like it gets more depressing. They are all stories about how people have messed up in their lives in many different types of ways or the people’s family issues. It is a good way to learn what not to do, which will help some people. But, this book for me it is very boring because I would like to read something that is more entertaining and doesn’t make me feel bad about what they have to go through all the time. Don’t get me wrong this book has plenty of drama but then I think that this actually happened to people.
The chapters are based on certain struggles people are facing in their lives. Some of the chapters’ topics include pregnancy, eating disorders, abuse, neglect, and many, many other topics. Although the book doesn’t give off a very positive vibe, it shows me what challenges people may be facing and which I don’t know anything about them at all. I’m
An anonymous writer explains the time she was on a train and found a mother threatening to beat her own kids. When the kids came over to talk to her about where she is going the mother came up and looked more put together and was a very nice person overall. She didn’t have a mean look to her, she was so much different. She explained how she tried to shake it off, “It really had been a long ride. Little kids are very demanding. She must be frustrated. I found myself excusing her harsh words.” This is the moment she realized, abusive parents are everywhere, most are experts at hiding it. She wrote, “Now the fact that I wouldn’t have been able to pick her out of an abusive mother’s line shook me terribly.” This gives a look into the world of abuse, it is hard to pick out abuse but it’s there in the