A Cynical, yet Comedic Drama That Will Capture Your Heart and Anger Your Soul - Published February 16, 2007
According to Freud’s Structural Model, the id, ego and superego, the id is the part of the psyche that doesn't care about reality, about the needs of anyone else, only its own satisfaction. Tommie and Grope is a story about two young children with a biological mother that is a pathological liar possessing only an id. Throw in an ineffective Child Protective Services Organization, an incompetent Juvenile Court System and a slimy criminal lawyer that will win at any cost and the result is Tommie & Grope. . . a cynical, yet comedic drama that will keep you turning pages well into the night. This book will leave you with a hole in your heart and a strong desire for antacid pills – a whole roll.
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Book Reviews
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Average Rating: *****
e. bailey, A reviewer, 08/07/2007 ****
What a story teller
I love his story telling skills....I felt I was sitting with him at a restaurant listening to an incredible story about what happens everyday in America...Keep up the good work!
Jewels, A reviewer, 08/04/2007 *****
The fastest I'vs ever read a book
Sometimes you buy a book and it takes forever to read, or you just don't finish it. This was not the case with 'Tommie and Grope'. I couldn't put the book down. I had to find out the ending. Kudos to the author!
Maggie C, A reviewer, 03/10/2007 *****
Couldn't put it down
This wonderful story is so human! Full of dark yet warm humor and inspires to always be willing to help no matter what the outcome. Thank you, Matt Johnstone, for this wonderful novel!
M. DeBonis, A reviewer, 03/08/2007 *****
Dark, Frustrating, Sad, & Surprisingly Funny
This book is: Dark, Cynical, Frustrating and yet it makes you laugh. You really feel for the children. How can this 'mother' still have custody of her kids? how can the system not see thru her lies? see she is using manipulation, sex, brainwashing and more to fool everyone... What the author is trying to do (along w/ some friends) to save these kids is heart wrenching.. you root for the good guys, pray for the kids and wish the mother would fall down a dark hole and never come back... I couldn’t put it down, I had to know what she (mother) would pull next, would it work... page turner !!
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Rick C (Wilmington NC), May 27, 2007 ***** |
Amazing story that everyone should read
This book presents a very serious topic that tore at my heart. Extremely well written and a book that is hard to put down. Although funny throughout, the underlying theme points out serious flaws in our Child Protective and Juvenile Court Systems. To be blunt, the systems do not realize that Child Neglect is just as serious a crime as Child Abuse and should be treated as such. In fact they are the same, neglected kids are abused. This is a book every parent or person that loves kids should read.
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Peggy (North Carolina). March 5, 2007 ***** |
This is a book that tugs at your heart strings and yet ticks you off at the same time. You feel for the author who is trying desperately to save these children from a soulless woman who unfortunately is also their mother. You keep wondering what the so called mother will pull next in order to get her way (at the expense of her children). Hats off to those who did their best to help these kids, and hopefully what goes around, comes around in the end.
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