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The Boogie Man Is My Friend
Kathryn's book talks about today's decline of the family structure, the dysfunction seen among many children today, and a society that refuses to believe. Find out how to be more aware as a parent and learn what lurks out there waiting to prey on your child. There are no fancy terms, medical jargon, or textbook answers... just plain English, and many pages of sick cop humor. The words are hers and the content is real.
254 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2013
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May 4, 2013
This book was an awesome read. I have read this author's blog for years and was looking forward to the day she put out a book. I was not disappointed.
While I was expecting stories such as her blog contains, her book was much much more.
Kathryn was able to give us insight into the perverted criminal mind of sex offenders. In her author/cop way, she threw in many of the humorous stories from her days as a cop.
Kathryn gave us plenty of reasons to work harder at keeping our kids safe, but she also gives us plenty of tools to work with. I was impressed with the fact that she could toss in the cop humor to keep you from totally freaking out.
Anyone that has ever been concerned about sex offenders should read this book. We see this kind of stuff on a daily basis from the media, now we can see it from a cops point of view. She also gives us a glimpse of what it looks like from a victims point of view.
I've known the author for quite some time and was still surprised at the tidbits of information she gave about her time as an officer.
She also gives you a great deal of insight in to how all this affected her personal life and her family.
This book made me think, laugh, cringe, cry and try to better my thinking all at the same time. I walked away armed with information I didn't have before and the never ending question of, "How's Dave?".
While I was expecting stories such as her blog contains, her book was much much more.
Kathryn was able to give us insight into the perverted criminal mind of sex offenders. In her author/cop way, she threw in many of the humorous stories from her days as a cop.
Kathryn gave us plenty of reasons to work harder at keeping our kids safe, but she also gives us plenty of tools to work with. I was impressed with the fact that she could toss in the cop humor to keep you from totally freaking out.
Anyone that has ever been concerned about sex offenders should read this book. We see this kind of stuff on a daily basis from the media, now we can see it from a cops point of view. She also gives us a glimpse of what it looks like from a victims point of view.
I've known the author for quite some time and was still surprised at the tidbits of information she gave about her time as an officer.
She also gives you a great deal of insight in to how all this affected her personal life and her family.
This book made me think, laugh, cringe, cry and try to better my thinking all at the same time. I walked away armed with information I didn't have before and the never ending question of, "How's Dave?".
May 1, 2013
The Boogie Man is My Friend is not a typical read of mine. I am not a fan usually of real life stories. Obviously, I read to forget real life -- as do most readers. Every once in awhile though, I escape from my usual reading "comfort zone" to try and find something entirely different to capture my interest. So I decided to try this one out and sit down for an adventure of life.
That is exactly what I got in this book -- life. Real life people. Not the 'shine' of everyday life, but the 'dull' or evil parts as well. While the first part of the book was a little off paced to what I am used to, I did slide into the story fairly easy once I figured it out. As the author would probably say, this is due to my "ed-u-ma-cation" of regular reads. If you read the story, then you know the definition of that word and how it relates.
There is humor that had me cracking up, but there is also deep and dark things that will go bump in the night as well. She is honest and she will tell you flat out her experience's as a cop. She doesn't sugar coat it either. Parents will open their eyes to a different light after experiencing this read.
That is exactly what I got in this book -- life. Real life people. Not the 'shine' of everyday life, but the 'dull' or evil parts as well. While the first part of the book was a little off paced to what I am used to, I did slide into the story fairly easy once I figured it out. As the author would probably say, this is due to my "ed-u-ma-cation" of regular reads. If you read the story, then you know the definition of that word and how it relates.
There is humor that had me cracking up, but there is also deep and dark things that will go bump in the night as well. She is honest and she will tell you flat out her experience's as a cop. She doesn't sugar coat it either. Parents will open their eyes to a different light after experiencing this read.
August 7, 2013
It takes a gifted writer to craft an entertaining book about a job most shudder to consider doing for just one hour, much less as a profession. Kathryn Loving does this with The Boogie Man is My Friend. Her book is a fun read, with morsels of scenarios from her cases in the Peace Force; her perspectives on parenting and other miscellaneous; anecdotes about her colleagues, friends and family; and frequent asides like "Heavens to Mergatroid! I'm becoming a liberal! Oh, Hell to the NO!" Loving's style skirts the edge. Heck, she blatantly jumps off of it, with a humor you can't help but love. Despite the fact that I'm one of those bleeding-heart liberals the author mocks, her deeply rooted values shine through - values shared by all who believe in children's rights, fighting the war on drugs, and preserving all things important. In other words, she's good. Not only that, she's impressive. Loving doesn't boast at all in her book, but the reader can't help but idolize her for having done the job with so much savvy and spunk. I also learned a great deal from her insider's perspective. All in all, nobody should pass this book up, except, well, maybe...David.
May 5, 2013
Well, I don't think it is very fair of me to review my own book. I read it... like...a thousand times...so it isn't funny or even serious anymore. In fact it's quite annoying actually. It haunts me. Every. Day.
On another note, please read it and pass it around like college kids pass around VD and STD and other big capitalized letters that scare me. Get the word out. So I can feed my family.
Oh...yeah...and buy it for a gift. Gift it to your not funny friend...and your mother. And David. Give one to David. Please. Someone.
That's all. I'm now working on...Book Two...The Rookies. It will come out in a few years. Unless you buy this one and then I can write faster.
On another note, please read it and pass it around like college kids pass around VD and STD and other big capitalized letters that scare me. Get the word out. So I can feed my family.
Oh...yeah...and buy it for a gift. Gift it to your not funny friend...and your mother. And David. Give one to David. Please. Someone.
That's all. I'm now working on...Book Two...The Rookies. It will come out in a few years. Unless you buy this one and then I can write faster.
April 24, 2013
This book walks a fine line between being "too much reality" and "OMG, I can't believe she said that!"
Just when you think you can't take any more reality, the cop humor breaks through and next thing you know, you're snorting-laughing.
Just when you think you can't take any more reality, the cop humor breaks through and next thing you know, you're snorting-laughing.
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