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The Diary Of Dakota Hammell (2000)

by Kody Boye(Favorite Author)

3.48 of 5 Votes: 4

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review 1: This book causes you to think not only about all the things that Dakota went through, but to look inside yourself and reflect on ways you treat others. I wish I could say I'd be as compassionate as John, but I know I don't have the skills, knowledge or fortitude to do what he did. Hopefully, on a daily basis, I can make some small, impact on someones life.There are beautifully written passages from Dakota's journal that make your heart sing, with the potential in this young man. I like to think that we'll hear more from him in the future.As to why he made the choice he did in the end, we can only hope that it is the right one, for him. Perhaps the abrupt end to his journal entries was the only way he could bring himself to leave John, and discover what direction his fu... moreture really lies in.
review 2: I want to make an important point before I go further with this review. Kody Boye is a name to watch. This author is talented! This project is an amazing concept which I feel could be honed to something far greater than it is at this moment. I took a few hours after I finished reading this book before sitting down to review it. This is a subject which hits close to home and so I have strong opinions about. I wanted to be sure that I didn't simply judge the work on how I would have handled the story and I feel that I am not. ~possible spoilers~Besides a few plot holes and a continuity issue, I had some conflict with how innocent and trusting the MC was. Now, he said he didn't trust anyone but his actions, not just with John, proved otherwise. Being on the street for a short time, myself, I know that it doesn't take long to learn that those who offer the most kindness are usually the ones you need to fear the most. Trust, like allowing a wallet with a good deal of money in it to sit out where people could take it. A homeless person also learns how to be invisible, to mesh with the environment and not stand out. But he stood out in the neighborhood he walked through just before he was raped. Also, having your self-worth minimized to a sexual object as Dakota's was on the street as a prostitute, leaves a boy with a need to offer sex, but also a need to be wanted sexually. I feel this would have shown up in his time with John. His worshipfulness of John would have translated to sex love and he would have felt a need to offer John the one commodity he had in exchange for the help.I feel that the psychological damage of a gang rape was marginalized by making it sound as if just being able to recount the event would somehow put the event behind him. I know that this diary is merely Dakota's feelings and perhaps he only thought he was fixed, but it appeared that bad dreams and all the other problems faded also. I do like how Dakota left at the end. It stays true to his character. A person who has dealt with past problems by running (from his home, from Josh) will continue to do so. It's his coping mechanism. It made the story happier to have Dakota keep the phone. I was glad that he did. less

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