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Full Of Heart: My Story Of Survival, Strength, And Spirit (2012)

by J.R. Martinez(Favorite Author)

3.97 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1401324746 (ISBN13: 9781401324742)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Hyperion

review 1: Full Of Heart by J.R. Martinez is a very inspiring story. J.R. was in the military and when he was only nineteen years old he was in an accident. This accident caused him to need over 30 surgeries to help his burns. He tells the story of his life before and after the accident and explains how his life has changed. He talks about how relationships have changed for him, but he never gave up on anything. J.R. stays strong and is now very successful. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in reading an amazing survival story.
review 2: Don't waste your time! When I read this book, I wanted to slap J.R. and his chronicles of girlfriends and poor father figures. When I closed the book, I literally spit at it. From the beginning of this book, J.R. rubbed... more me the wrong way. He was cocky in describing himself growing up and I didn't appreciate his bragging about continually breaking rules--at home, at school, at Army Basic Training, in Iraq, and on and on. Yes, he was born into poor circumstances, his mom had a crazy rough life, and he lived through a tragedy of being burned but it didn't seem to change him that much. He started off a cocky jerk and now he is a celebrity that is still selfish and cocky. I kept reading hoping that he would learn from his lessons but it doesn't sound like it. If he's such a great speaker and motivator, it is not coming across in this book. After 200 pages he was still bragging about disregarding rules at work and 10 pages later he's telling a professional that she doesn't know what she's talking about. His pride made me want to choke him and the last chapter came across as brag, brag, brag. It was so off-putting! He served in Iraq for one month and hit a roadside bomb and that somehow qualifies him for accolade after accolade. I feel like he exploited his military service, bragged about spending the payout he later received, and does a disservice to actual war heroes. I'm sorry he got burned and am sure that was quite a trial but I do not draw strength from anything in this book and would not label him as full of heart.If you want to read an account of a humble person surviving a tragic burn, read "Heaven is Here" by Stephanie Nielsen. I heard her speak in person and thought she was just okay but when I read the behind-the-scenes story in this book, I grew to absolutely love her, to love life, to appreciate my body, and to live a strong life. less

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