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Life can't get much worse for Michael. His bully Tucker is as relentless as ever, Papaw's behind on rent, and he's likely going to fail Sophomore year for the second time. Once the fleeting suicidal thoughts start building into plans, it'll take more than Meemaw to talk him down.
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Information
- Status
- Completed
- Year
- 2018
- Author
- SWKennington
Royal Road Stats
- Rating
- 4.5/ 5.0
- Followers
- 4
- Views
- 3,816
Chapters(7 total)
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Community Reviews(3)
- Mech_WizardRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0A peek into the life of a teen year old that knows he is different from others, even if he doesn't know how.
One of the few fictions that seek to accurately, or at the very least, seriously portray a modern minority; in this case, non-neurotypical children.
Life is not easy for those that do not “fit” into the molds of society, and it can be specially distressing for those people whose “difference” stems from something invisible, as they can only chalk up their failure to fit in or properly perform things everyone else deems as normal, to their own incompetence.
Depression is but one of the things that can often come from this, and suicide lies not much farther down that path.
The only way to alleviate this is with a good supporting structure; people who care about you, and someone to counsel you, be it a professional or perhaps someone in similar circumstances.
This story gets five stars from me, not because it is a literary masterpiece, and neither did it leave a permanent mark on my life with its deep message.
I give it five stars because this is a topic more people should discuss and read. It's because I do not want to see this fade into obscurity, where most works that talk about uncomfortable realities lie.
Someday, I hope to see more stories like these on RoyalRoad, and on other web fiction sites too. Stories about people born different, their lives and struggles. - VollovRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0The writtin accents of characters give them so much personality and make the story so immersive. The descriptions of non-neurotypical life/actions were fairly accurate. It made a touching read and a possible reread in the future.
I may be a bit biased since it was very relatable but it is a hidden gem for sure. - RznRoyal Road★★★★★ 4.5I really do not understand why this is marked as a comedy, it is not. This is the story of Michael struggling and fighting depression. The whole religious aspect here gets a bit odd, particularly if that is where some of the reactions are meant to be comedic, but the serious nature of the piece overrides it. One thing that did not really click for me was the use of purposely bad grammar and dialectic speech because it was inconsistent and distracting in spots. This is well written and has a happy ending.