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Good Boy Books
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by (shelved 10 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.07 — 13,708 ratings — published

by (shelved 10 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.06 — 76,587 ratings — published 2022

by (shelved 9 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.17 — 6,483 ratings — published

by (shelved 8 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.47 — 6,503 ratings — published 2025

by (shelved 8 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.02 — 8,297 ratings — published 2025

by (shelved 8 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.12 — 22,118 ratings — published

by (shelved 8 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.07 — 71,988 ratings — published 2024

by (shelved 8 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.13 — 66,460 ratings — published 2023

by (shelved 8 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.17 — 653,347 ratings — published 2014

by (shelved 7 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.24 — 5,332 ratings — published

by (shelved 7 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.09 — 5,487 ratings — published

by (shelved 7 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,731 ratings — published

by (shelved 7 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.02 — 17,149 ratings — published

by (shelved 7 times as good-boy)
avg rating 3.75 — 206,026 ratings — published 2023

by (shelved 6 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.23 — 12,953 ratings — published 2025

by (shelved 6 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.06 — 19,514 ratings — published 2024

by (shelved 5 times as good-boy)
avg rating 3.98 — 22,959 ratings — published 2025

by (shelved 5 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,994 ratings — published

by (shelved 5 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,778 ratings — published

by (shelved 5 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.00 — 5,351 ratings — published

by (shelved 5 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.16 — 5,012 ratings — published 2023

by (shelved 5 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.50 — 127,593 ratings — published 2023

by (shelved 5 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.16 — 40,881 ratings — published 2023

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.30 — 702 ratings — published 2025

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.29 — 34,221 ratings — published 2025

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,189 ratings — published 2025

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.00 — 43,240 ratings — published 2025

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,034 ratings — published 2025

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.09 — 3,292 ratings — published

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.44 — 6,710 ratings — published

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 3.77 — 7,124 ratings — published

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.03 — 4,068 ratings — published

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.32 — 2,528 ratings — published 2024

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.12 — 12,999 ratings — published

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,816 ratings — published

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.14 — 9,938 ratings — published

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,235 ratings — published 2024

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,557 ratings — published

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.06 — 9,880 ratings — published

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 3.86 — 70,586 ratings — published 2023

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.07 — 76,992 ratings — published 2023

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,413 ratings — published 2023

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.02 — 3,469 ratings — published 2024

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,919 ratings — published

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 3.70 — 33,657 ratings — published 2023

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.22 — 46,477 ratings — published 2022

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.23 — 6,040 ratings — published 2022

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,587 ratings — published 2023

by (shelved 4 times as good-boy)
avg rating 3.48 — 4,124 ratings — published

by (shelved 3 times as good-boy)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,997 ratings — published

“THE MYTH OF THE GOOD OL BOY AND THE NICE GAL
The good of boy myth and the nice gal are a kind of social conformity myth. They create a real paradox when put together with the "rugged individual" part of the Success Myth. How can I be a rugged individual, be my own man and conform at the same time? Conforming means "Don't make a wave", "Don't rock the boat". Be a nice gal or a good ol' boy. This means that we have to pretend a lot.
"We are taught to be nice and polite. We are taught that these behaviors (most often lies) are better than telling the truth. Our churches, schools, and politics are rampant with teaching dishonesty (saying things we don't mean and pretending to feel ways we don't feel). We smile when we feel sad; laugh nervously when dealing with grief; laugh at jokes we don't think are funny; tell people things to be polite that we surely don't mean."
- Bradshaw On: The Family”
― Healing the Shame that Binds You
The good of boy myth and the nice gal are a kind of social conformity myth. They create a real paradox when put together with the "rugged individual" part of the Success Myth. How can I be a rugged individual, be my own man and conform at the same time? Conforming means "Don't make a wave", "Don't rock the boat". Be a nice gal or a good ol' boy. This means that we have to pretend a lot.
"We are taught to be nice and polite. We are taught that these behaviors (most often lies) are better than telling the truth. Our churches, schools, and politics are rampant with teaching dishonesty (saying things we don't mean and pretending to feel ways we don't feel). We smile when we feel sad; laugh nervously when dealing with grief; laugh at jokes we don't think are funny; tell people things to be polite that we surely don't mean."
- Bradshaw On: The Family”
― Healing the Shame that Binds You

“I’m a good boy!”
“You eat books.”
“I’m mostly a good boy.”
― Everything's Coming Up Beatrix!: A Breaking Cat News Adventure
“You eat books.”
“I’m mostly a good boy.”
― Everything's Coming Up Beatrix!: A Breaking Cat News Adventure