James Patterson doesn't know how to write a book that isn't readable. I sped right through this adult nonfiction book about a young man with Tourette's Syndrome, a disease that makes you involuntarily have tics. Cory Friedman has a severe case of the disease--he cusses, breaks shower tiles, punches walls, and gets in tons of trouble at school. He also has obsessive compulsive disorder, and the combination of the two diseases takes over his family. He can't function at school. The doctors try every possible combination of all types of drugs but nothing seems to work except for alcohol and cigarettes. Finally, Cory takes control of his own disease, decides to change, and starts down a new path. He goes to a mountain retreat and spends time in below-zero temperatures learning how to survive. He makes up his missed work at school and ends up being successful.
While I enjoyed reading the book, I had a hard time with Cory "deciding" to get better. I guess it worked for Cory, but how often does that help other people with Tourette's and or OCD? I have my doubts, but, hey, it's great for Cory.
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