Official Review: Eluding Reality by Gordie BUfton

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[Following is the official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Eluding Reality" by Gordie BUfton.]

Geordie Bufton was a naturally smart, talented kid who had everything to look forward to in his future. He was a popular teen who was college-bound and well on his way to pro golfing. Never did he think that escaping the clutches or drugs and addiction were on the list. Now a man of 24, Geordie takes you through his teen years, which were anything but normal.

Eluding Reality is the very candid, autobiographical journey of Geordie through his ups and downs - before the grip of addiction, his path to recovery and everything in between. This book was executed brilliantly. It was well edited, with only a very few tense and spelling errors. For someone who discussed his hard road to writing (and actually finishing) this book, he did a phenomenal job. I would not normally read this genre, but I'm glad that I did.

As someone who has seen family struggle through addiction, but never truly understanding what they were going through, this book was utterly eye-opening. While to the outsider just a selfish, hurtful addiction, you feel Geordie's own hurt and self-loathing (as well as a myriad other emotions). When the "lemons" of life are handed to him, Geordie, who hasn't learned the tools to cope, struggles to maintain; often losing the battle with himself. His temporary solutions are his only coping mechanism to help him to set aside those realities.

Throughout this book, the reader also gets a glimpse into the very real issues of treatment. In a world when drugs are the recovery solution to drug addiction (go figure), you see common treatment steps undertaken by Geordie as he "travels" the system. You may then wonder why we have such a problem with relapses and recidivism. This memoir also chronicles Geordie's parents: often clueless, sometimes enabling.

I give Eluding Reality 4 out of 4 stars. Geordie Bufton should be proud of this book, and proud of who he has become. On page 236, he says that he writes, "potentially helping millions of young adults make healthier choices and helping their parents understand what could be going on in their childrens' lives". You, sir, have done just that.

*[On a side note, I happen to work in your city Geordie (in Law Enforcement - cough, cough), and am proud to see that you are a thriving member of our community. You should leave a few random copies around the bar district!]*

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[eludingreality]

Thanks so much for your amazing review. I'm now curious of the few tense and spelling errors.

[FNAWrite]

I am not curious about the errors, but am curious as to when books with "a few tense and spelling errors" came to be considered "well-edited".

To me, the norm for "well-edited" (and well proof-read) books would be no tense and spelling errors.

I expect a few tense and spelling errors in my monthly cigar catalogs. Instructional treatises?