The Burn Journals

This book is written in the perspective and language of a fourteen year old boy. I found it redundant and boring, although the story had so much potential. This would be a good read for a younger audience, but is not very insightful for someone over the age of seventeen.

I have to admit, I read this as soon as I got home (took me about and hour and a bit, I think). I liked it a lot. It was gritty, genuine and thought provoking. I read some reviews on Amazon.com and some people were bitching about the writing style, and the fact that Brent post-burns was still OMG! a......more

At age fourteen Brent Runyon came home from a bad day at school, doused himself with gasoline, and lit a match. Immediately, he regretted his painful suicide attempt. By the time help came he had already suffered second and third degree burns to 85% of his body. The stuff of dark fiction? No, the me......more

FIRST - this book should not be placed in the Young Adult section. I know that it's based on when he was a teen but it's got so much talk about sex, drugs and every other word seems like a cuss word. Just doesn't seem teen appropriate for me. Plus I don't think a teenager would be able to understand......more

I enjoyed this book a lot, it was written as though you were inside the mind of Brent, battling these dark thoughts and trying to figure himself out. The book is raw and honest, not leaving anything out. It started tragically but ended beautifully. I really enjoyed this book.......more

A good book which shows insight into the mind of a teenage male who is battling depression and anxiety. It was very sad to see how helpless and lonely he felt at the time of his suicide attempt. His journey through recovery was interesting and informative. The author's notes at the end of the book p......more