Stuck In Neutral Book Review

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Stuck in Neutral Book Review
Stuck in Neutral is a book about a kid named Shawn, forgot his last name for lack of interest. He is paralyzed and stuck in a hospital for the entire book. That’s right the whole book, you think being paralyzed for real is boring? Just wait and read this book, somehow the writer manages to make it less entertaining than being actually completely paralyzed. The time that I read this was in circles with other students during freshman year so I never actually wanted to read it in the first place nor do I remember the details of the drama, but I remember enough of the book to hate it with a passion. The author desperately tries to create drama by having family members visit him incessantly. It’s ridiculous how often

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