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Title: Goldfish Dreams by Jim Hines ISBN: 1-932300-03-1 Publisher: Regal Crest Enterprises, LLC Pub. Date: May, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Sensitive and empathetic account...
Comment: Goldfish Dreams is an empathetically and vividly written story that is sure to enlighten readers about the ongoing pain and hurt caused by the main characters past, something that unfortunately many women can relate to and is often misunderstood or unheard by others. It is uncommon to read such an understanding account on this subject, especially as written by a man. Jim Hines does a wonderful job depicting the main character and her struggles in a realistic and caring manner. It is clear that he must be a kind and empathetic person. I highly recommend this book to others.
Rating: 4
Summary: Timeless Tales review
Comment: By TT reviewer Nancy Arant Williams
The only way out of her nightmare existence is college, or so Eileen Greenwood believes as she enters Southern Michigan State University as a freshman student. The dorm room she is assigned to is furnished with a bunk bed, a strangely overemotional, but stunning blonde roommate, a broken window and no air conditioning, causing the normal freshman adjustments to be just slightly more complicated than they ordinarily would be.
She's been waiting with baited breath to leave home, but finds that her usual rigid self-control is shattered when her psych professor discusses the management of psychic wounds. When she lashes out over seemingly small issues, she finds herself falling for her Psych teaching assistant, who suggests she come and see him in his role as a crisis counselor.
For years, her tight system of controls has kept at bay the devastation wrought when her brother, Brad, molested her over a four year period. But now that system is failing her, and she can no longer cope.
Because no one believed her when she reported it, she doubts Patrick, in his role as counselor, will either. But she's pleasantly surprised when he gently helps her come to grips with her pain. Not only that, but he connects with her on a deeper level, making her feel valuable and desirable again. When Brad is suddenly killed in a car accident, she learns several things that explain his abusive behavior, but to what lengths will she go to uncover the whole truth?
In spite of Patrick's warning that she let sleeping dogs lie, she urgently needs to fix the blame, righting the wrongs of the past, but how far will she go--as far as murder?
In Goldfish Dreams, Jim Hines weaves a memorable fictional tale of abuse, secrets and regrets, but he also skillfully handles the topic of incest, giving hope to those dealing with the haunting memories and scars of the past. Some graphic scenes.
Rating: 5
Summary: Terrific, Sensitive, and Well-Written
Comment: Eileen Greenwood is free, 18, and off to college. Well, that's how it looks on the surface. It is true that she's a freshman in college now, but she's not free. She is haunted by memories and nightmares of ... abuse suffered at the hands of her brother, Brad. No one would believe her, and her own father and sister could not understand her seemingly irrational antipathy toward Brad. She is relieved to escape her childhood home, but she doesn't find solace easily. Her roommate, Alisa, and her kind-hearted boyfriend, Patrick, don't seem to be able to help her either. Eileen is obsessed with finding out more about her brother and his life and motivations, and it's not until she embarks on a serious search that she can get to the truth of what compelled her brother to repeatedly [attack] her.
For some time there has been a growing movement in the realm of abuse and ... assault prevention: men have joined forces with women and organized to battle against [attack] and ... abuse. As a dedicated ... assault counselor, author Jim Hines brings a sensitive and compassionate viewpoint to this unforgettable story about one young woman determined to face and defeat the demons that haunt her.
This book is well-written and evocative. Not many male authors have created such a true portrait of a woman in pain and trouble. Hines has done it with effortless grace and with empathy and accuracy as well. This novel is for anyone trying to reconcile the terrors of the past with the hopes of the future. I highly recommend it.
~Lori L. Lake, Midwest Book Review
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