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Torn: The Story of an Undeserving Wallaby Drowning in a Septic Tank.

por Mr. Simon John Williams

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My Dad told me life wasn't meant to be easy, I don't think he ever anticipated it would turn out as heart breaking as it did. Before one miserable night in 2014 there were two actions I'd never contemplated doing in my life, write a book or jumping off a 20-story balcony.However, this night I found myself so afraid and despondent that I leaned against my balcony railing and wished that I could take away all the pain I was feeling with one action. What could drive a man to consider taking his own life? The injustices of this world are many, but I never knew how a single one might disheartened someone so intensely. How many others suffer silently as I was?At that moment, I sat at my computer and started writing a suicide note. As I typed, I started to weigh up the fun moments in my life versus the difficult ones. With my life resting perilously on the edge, I had the strength to be open, honest and unrepentant. Only when we start to die, do we stop apologizing for who we are, what we have done and what we go through in life. My only challenge was to make myself want to laugh again.… (más)
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This book was among the first that I was asked to review (Sorry that it took me so long Simon to get this written). My initial impression of the book was that the language was rough Aussie (lots of swearing etc which isn’t my cup of tea normally) but I felt I should continue reading it as I promised I would. I was really glad that I persisted.

This book is engaging, funny, and informative. It also plays with the reader’s emotions. When reading this book the reader feels like he/she is also on the journey with the author so much that when things go wrong you can’t help feeling what Simon feels/experiences. His use of sarcasm really highlights how Aussies can take life in their stride and not take it that seriously.

In parts it was sad but overall I came away feeling in awe of how Simon took it upon himself to uproot himself from a country he knew and had grown up in to embark on living and working in a country he didn’t where he also didn’t know anyone. I’m still not sure if this was foolhardy or not but then I’m not that adventurous a person. It is a worthwhile read. ( )
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My Dad told me life wasn't meant to be easy, I don't think he ever anticipated it would turn out as heart breaking as it did. Before one miserable night in 2014 there were two actions I'd never contemplated doing in my life, write a book or jumping off a 20-story balcony.However, this night I found myself so afraid and despondent that I leaned against my balcony railing and wished that I could take away all the pain I was feeling with one action. What could drive a man to consider taking his own life? The injustices of this world are many, but I never knew how a single one might disheartened someone so intensely. How many others suffer silently as I was?At that moment, I sat at my computer and started writing a suicide note. As I typed, I started to weigh up the fun moments in my life versus the difficult ones. With my life resting perilously on the edge, I had the strength to be open, honest and unrepentant. Only when we start to die, do we stop apologizing for who we are, what we have done and what we go through in life. My only challenge was to make myself want to laugh again.

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