Official Review: Correcting a Wreckless Life by Joey Ortiz
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Official Review: Correcting a Wreckless Life by Joey Ortiz
[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Correcting a Wreckless Life" by Joey Ortiz.]
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In his own words, Joey Ortiz is an ‘adrenalin junkie’ and ‘one of those instant gratification types.’
This is the story of a man who was raised in the 70’s in a dysfunctional home where he was abused, left alone too much for his own good, and apparently allowed to choose his own friends that got him into a bad crowd at a very young age.A 7-year-old introduced to alcohol and later to drugs by his environment makes one wonder at the injustice of it all and gives one an insight into his actions from that point onwards and a better understanding of the way his addictions shape his young life.
Joey is a star football player and the darling of the cheerleaders and practically every female in the vicinity. What I found interesting is that he remembers each female for some attribute, be it her pretty eyes or her hair but its pretty clear that this football hero is into hot babes, big time. He mentions almost all his liaisons and short and long term encounters with the ladies, showing off a bit like all popular hunks do, in some detail, so one can assume that they all had some emotional significance for him. He doesn’t write about the women in a mean way. One keeps getting the feeling that this guy had all these affairs for the high it gave him - the high of being loved and being close to someone, if even in a shallow way.
Drug abuse and alcohol consumption combine to shape the man Joey is, so reading the account of his school and college years, his career as a football player, his near brushes with death and how he overcomes an accident and gets back on his feet with sheer will power, one can see the pattern that shapes this man’s reasoning.
Joey writes about how drug addiction made him enter the world of drug dealers and the works, and one is amazed at the escapades this guy has had with this crowd and still lives to tell about it. His relationships fail because of his addictions, and he describes his relationships with his serious live-in girlfriend and his wife to some detail, showing the reader the negative effects drugs and alcohol can have on a person’s healthy relationships.
His relationship with his father, his mother, his grandparents, his wife, the friends he made along the way, his coach and a friend he lost to death are not very detailed but one can read between the lines what this author is unable to put into words.
It’s quite clear that until he decided to redeem himself in the eyes of God, Joey Ortiz had an eventful colorful life, and gives a very open and honest account of all his adventures, right there in this book, ready for you to open and read up on.
A couple of things bothered me about the writing style of the author. I found the book a bit hard to concentrate on as Joey has just poured it all out in great detail, but is a bit rushed in his style. Perhaps he is very talkative as a person. The book is very fast paced, so it takes a minute to just try to connect whats going on and exactly where it’s taking place.The paragraphs are not well defined and clearly written at some places, and it’s obvious that the author is not very good at expressing his feelings.
Another thing I didn't like is that though he has mentioned his wonderful adventures with women, he has not talked about the two daughters who are his natural children. I wish he had mentioned something about them. He has mentioned the sons of two women he dated, making it clear he does like children, but I was left wondering what happened to the natural daughters of Joey Ortiz.
Though he tries to tell the tale in all bravado, I read the story like a tale written by a pretty simple guy who fights drug addiction, mania, bipolar disorder and is at heart, even today, a little boy who was left alone too long in that barren backyard where he dug holes trying to find China and wondering why his mom always made such simple food and they never went to eat out.
‘Correcting a Wreckless life’ is the story of a guy who decides to reshape a life fast rotting into nothingness so he can fight back and win the war raging within his own self. I give the book 3 out of 4, cutting back one point for the authors style of elaborating on some events in details that were not very relevant, trying to look like a hero, like a kid, and leaving out some important information that raises natural questions in a readers mind.
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This is the story of a man who was raised in the 70’s in a dysfunctional home where he was abused, left alone too much for his own good, and apparently allowed to choose his own friends that got him into a bad crowd at a very young age.A 7-year-old introduced to alcohol and later to drugs by his environment makes one wonder at the injustice of it all and gives one an insight into his actions from that point onwards and a better understanding of the way his addictions shape his young life.
Joey is a star football player and the darling of the cheerleaders and practically every female in the vicinity. What I found interesting is that he remembers each female for some attribute, be it her pretty eyes or her hair but its pretty clear that this football hero is into hot babes, big time. He mentions almost all his liaisons and short and long term encounters with the ladies, showing off a bit like all popular hunks do, in some detail, so one can assume that they all had some emotional significance for him. He doesn’t write about the women in a mean way. One keeps getting the feeling that this guy had all these affairs for the high it gave him - the high of being loved and being close to someone, if even in a shallow way.
Drug abuse and alcohol consumption combine to shape the man Joey is, so reading the account of his school and college years, his career as a football player, his near brushes with death and how he overcomes an accident and gets back on his feet with sheer will power, one can see the pattern that shapes this man’s reasoning.
Joey writes about how drug addiction made him enter the world of drug dealers and the works, and one is amazed at the escapades this guy has had with this crowd and still lives to tell about it. His relationships fail because of his addictions, and he describes his relationships with his serious live-in girlfriend and his wife to some detail, showing the reader the negative effects drugs and alcohol can have on a person’s healthy relationships.
His relationship with his father, his mother, his grandparents, his wife, the friends he made along the way, his coach and a friend he lost to death are not very detailed but one can read between the lines what this author is unable to put into words.
It’s quite clear that until he decided to redeem himself in the eyes of God, Joey Ortiz had an eventful colorful life, and gives a very open and honest account of all his adventures, right there in this book, ready for you to open and read up on.
A couple of things bothered me about the writing style of the author. I found the book a bit hard to concentrate on as Joey has just poured it all out in great detail, but is a bit rushed in his style. Perhaps he is very talkative as a person. The book is very fast paced, so it takes a minute to just try to connect whats going on and exactly where it’s taking place.The paragraphs are not well defined and clearly written at some places, and it’s obvious that the author is not very good at expressing his feelings.
Another thing I didn't like is that though he has mentioned his wonderful adventures with women, he has not talked about the two daughters who are his natural children. I wish he had mentioned something about them. He has mentioned the sons of two women he dated, making it clear he does like children, but I was left wondering what happened to the natural daughters of Joey Ortiz.
Though he tries to tell the tale in all bravado, I read the story like a tale written by a pretty simple guy who fights drug addiction, mania, bipolar disorder and is at heart, even today, a little boy who was left alone too long in that barren backyard where he dug holes trying to find China and wondering why his mom always made such simple food and they never went to eat out.
‘Correcting a Wreckless life’ is the story of a guy who decides to reshape a life fast rotting into nothingness so he can fight back and win the war raging within his own self. I give the book 3 out of 4, cutting back one point for the authors style of elaborating on some events in details that were not very relevant, trying to look like a hero, like a kid, and leaving out some important information that raises natural questions in a readers mind.
***
Buy "Correcting a Wreckless Life" on Amazon
Buy "Correcting a Wreckless Life" on Barnes and Noble
I am not a life coach; life coaches me ~ Asma Fikri.Latest Review: "Bodies and Beaches" by Don Yarber
