The Best Kind of People

Posted on 17 September 2017 by Zoe Whittall

What if someone you trusted was accused of the unthinkable George Woodbury, an affable teacher and beloved husband and father, is arrested for sexual impropriety at a prestigious prep school His wife, Joan, vaults between denial and rage as the community she loved turns on her Their daughter, Sadie, a popular over achieving high school senior, becomes a social pariah Their son, Andrew, assists in his father s defense, while wrestling with his own unhappy memories of his teen years A local author tries to exploit their story, while an unlikely men s rights activist attempts to get Sadie onside their cause With George locked up, how do the members of his family pick up the pieces and keep living their lives How do they defend someone they love while wrestling with the possibility of his guilt With exquisite emotional precision, award winning author Zoe Whittall explores issues of loyalty, truth, and the meaning of happiness through the lens of an all American family on the brink of collapse. Best Read [ The Best Kind of People ] Author [ Zoe Whittall ] – kino-fada.fr I m between 3 and 3.5 stars here When someone is your husband or father, that s simply who they are You don t stop to question much about them, unless you re given reason to, and they d never been given reason to The Woodbury family is well known in their suburban Connecticut town in fact, the family has lived there for years and the Woodbury home is a fixture in the neighborhood About 10 years ago, George, a popular science teacher at the town s prep school, thwarted a gunman who came into I m between 3 and 3.5 stars here When someone is your husband or father, that s simply who they are You don t stop to question much about them, unless you re given reason to, and they d never been given reason to The Woodbury family is well known in their suburban Connecticut town in fact, the family has lived there for years and the Woodbury home is a fixture in the neighborhood About 10 years ago, George, a popular science teacher at the town s prep school, thwarted a gunman who came into the school to k...I m afraid I really don t understand the hype surrounding this book It has a great premise and starts off well, but after that it s all downhill While I did finish it, I found myself rolling my eyes often at t...George Woodbury, science teacher extraordinaire, lives in Woodbury Lake in one of twelve lakefront properties developed by his father George is well respected, a pillar of the community The neighborhood is idyllic and scandal free Son Andrew has graduated from Avalon Hills Prep School, the school his younger sister Sadie now attends George has attained superhero status A recently disinherited son of a wealthy businessman entered the school welding a shotgun George tackled him to the groun George Woodbury, science teacher extraordinaire, lives in Woodbury Lake in one of twelve lakefront properties developed by his father George is well respected, a pillar of the community The neighborhood is idyllic and scandal free Son Andrew has graduated from Avalon Hills Prep School, the school his younger sister Sadie now attends George has attained superhero status A recently disinherited son of a wealthy businessman entered the school welding a shotgun George tackled him to the ground ...NOW AVAILABLE 2.75 Stars If only she could have the privilege of believing him entirely What kind of person, what kind of ungrateful daughter, doesn t believe her own father She had never doubted him before She never thought he was anything but moral and civilized She wasn t even sure what those words meant But if someone puts the possibility of something terrible in your head and people around you believe it you can t go back to thinking it completely inconceivable The possibility i NOW AVAILABLE 2.75 Stars If only she could have the privilege of believing him entirely What kind of person, wha...Excellent Very timely too Unfortunately, we live in a society where rape culture is very prevalent and that was basically what this book was about It was also about what a family has a to deal with when one of their own gets arrested and branded a sexual predator When I give a book above three stars it is because the book held my attention I couldn t wait to find out what was going to happen to the characters next The most interesting character development I thought, took place with Sadie, Excellent Very timely too Unfor...2.5 Stars Am sorry to say THE BEST KIND OF PEOPLE did not work for me.IT ALL BEGINS with an enticing prologue Science teacher George Woodbury saves the day when he tackles a gunman at the academy averting what could have been a major disaster.with many lives lost.BUT.life as a hero takes a turn for the worse when George is accused of sexual misconduct of four minors on a school sponsored ski trip Everyone is shocked and family chaos sets in, but the story flatlines herefor meas it l 2.5 Stars Am sorry to say THE BEST KIND OF PEOPLE did not work for me.IT ALL BEGINS with an enticing prologue Science teacher George Woodbury saves the day when he tackles a gunman at the ac...Fuck I should not have finished this at 1am My mind is racing, I have no idea how I m going to go to sleep The Best Kind of People is like a train wreck you want to look away, but you just can t in a good way It covers the very serious topic of rape culture which is dealt with and analyzed very thoughtfully and realistically Whittall s novel focuses on George Woodbury who is now the small town s hero since saving the local prep school from a shooter Fuck I should not have finished this at 1am My mind is racing, I have no idea how I m going to go to sleep The Best Kind of People is like a train wreck you want to look away, but you just can t in a good way It cove...Minor spoilers are in my review I received this book as a birthday gift from my best friend, but it wasn t until I heard the news that one of my favorite Canadian celebs actress director, Sarah Polley, expressed a plan to develop the book to screen that the book moved up on my priority list The Best Kind of People chooses to lay its focus on the family of accused sexual offender, decorated teacher, George Woodbury George s wife, Joan, daughter, Sadie, and son, Andrew take center stage Minor spoilers are in my review I received this book as a birthday gift from my best friend, but it wasn t until I heard the news that one of my favorite Canadian celebs actress director, Sarah Polley, expressed a plan to develop the book to screen that the book moved up on my priority list The Best Kind of People chooses to lay its focus on the family of accused sexual offender, decorated teacher, George Woodbury George s wife, Joan, daughter, Sadie, and son, Andrew take center stage in the chap...George Woodbury is a loving father and husband but became highly respected in his community when a few years before he d stopped a gunman in the school where he taught Now however things have taken a horrid turn for George when the police arrived on his doorstep, placed him under arrest and began searching his family s home George has been...I liked this book so much I actually stretched it out a little bit so I could be involved in it for longer It s definitely not a feel good read, but it s finely crafted and I was so involved with the story and each and every character I m disappointed that I let it languish on my shelf unread for so long It s emotionally gripping and very timely, dealing with what happens when a pillar of the community is accused of being a sexual predator When a lot of us think of sexual predators, we stil I liked this book so much I actually stretched it out a little bit so I could be involved in it for longer It s definitely not a feel good read, but it s finely crafted and I was so involved with the story and each and every character I m disappointed that I let it languish on my shelf unread for so long It s emotionally gripping and very timely, dealing with what happens when a pillar of the community is accused of being a sexual predator When a lot of us think of sexual predators, we still think of loners even though we know that s not always the case The person that you always sensed something a little off about, your hackles going up immediately when you see them Certainly not a man with a family, money, and a great job Not someone admired by the whole town Not a local hero What happens to that family, that job, that community ...

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17 September 2017

Zoe Whittall