No One's Even Bleeding

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Summary: Enjoyable but ....
Review: I bought this book to give to my daughter's 2nd teacher who is in her first year in teaching. It is a private school and very sheltered and she seemed interested in my stories of substitue teaching. I thought this would be both fun and enlightening about the "other side" of teaching.

When I opened the book - I gasped, literally, and thought to myself, "I'll never be able to pass this on." I went on to read the book, which is very entertaining. I told the teacher about the book but told her I couldn't give it to her as a gift because if her mother caught her with it, I'd be mortified!!!

It is very entertaining and an easy read. If it is a gift, you may want to scan it to make sure it is appropriate for the receivee.

Rating:
Summary: Save your money
Review: I really wanted to like this and am by no means a snob about writing but this is the first book I've ever read that I wondered how it even got published. As other reviews have said it repeats itself a lot and comes across so amateurish it's questionable any sort of editorial process happened. That the author pursued writing for TV sitcoms is not surprising. It's simplistic like a sitcom, most of the jokes are flat (and many not so much a joke but a cliche) and it's so disjointed it'd have been better structured as a series of essays. There are some good core stories here with the potential to be funny but it consistently fails.



Rating:
Summary: Lovin It Lovin It Lovin It
Review: In a system where you're taught to do things the conventional way, it's a pleasure to read about someone who steps to the beat of their own drummer. This is the point that the author is trying to make. His work is inciteful, intelligent, well written, and funny. If you're easily offended, you may not like some of his stories, but if you have a good sense of humor, you'll be glad you bought the book. I am.

Rating:
Summary: Starts off good....but gets boring
Review: The book starts off good and interesting, but I feel like some parts are repetitive. Nothing new or exciting is ever introduced. Kind of like a long soap-opera. I still haven't finished the book because after reading about 3/4 of it; I just don't have a desire to finish the book because it doesn't seem like anything meaningful is going to happen.


Rating:
Summary: Daring and Funny
Review: This is a bold look at education from an insider's view. Castellaneta has taken a big risk telling his story with such honesty. His sense of humor sustans the reader's interest in what would otherwise be a painful expose of a crippled system
in need of major repairs.

I highly recommend this book for anyone who has the guts to face the truth about what has happened to our schools. This writer faces down administrators, teachers, parents, and all those people associated with education. They all have some soul searching to do, and Castellenta gives the vision they need to find their way.

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Summary: Funny Essays
Review: This is more a series of essays than a novel. They're fast, they're funny, and it all ties up nicely at the end. There ARE some serious points the author considers, but mostly it plays for grins. I laughed a lot, and that's what I look for in my reading choices.