Friday, April 30, 2010
Kissing Doorknobs By: Terry Spencer Hesser
Kissing Doorknobs is about a girl, Tara who has OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). I found this book interesting, but I thought things were strange while reading it. Such as her mother. She got tired of of Tara doing "weird" things like praying everytime someone cursed or kissing the doorknob 33 times before she could leave the house, so her mother would slap her and Tara wouldn't even care. It actually made her want to hug her mom and want to be closer to her. Another thing I thought was strange was that her parents took her to so many specialists that none of them knew what was really wrong with her. But overall I do think that this is a good book and it explains OCD very well especially at the end when she finally finds out that thats what she has. Also my favorite part is when she meets a boy, Sam and she finds out that she's not the only one with OCD.
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Wow!
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time I have ever heard of a person getting punished for their disorder...
what a mom...
Does Tara ever find someone to help her with her OCD?
Was her family very religious? Did this book talk about any medication people can take for OCD? And how did she feel when she finally found out what was going on?
ReplyDeleteJanet,
ReplyDeleteYes, one of her dad's friends came to her house and told him about OCD and that he knew someone with it (Sam). Then that's when Sam told her and her mom about Susan which is his therapist.
Kelsey,
I think if I remember right her dad was more the religious one other then her, and they were Christans. I don't think there was any medication for it but I do know that Tara was terrified of taking medicine, she just didn't like it. She didn't even wanna take Tylenol or things like that. When she found out what she had she was more focus and it seemed kind of excited to know that another person had had the same thing as her, but she was glad there was someone out there to help her.
Wow this book does sound really intersting , how old was Tara when she started this strange behavior? so what happens with sam? im guessing he has OCD as well?
ReplyDeleteYes, Sam has OCD as well and when he first meets Tara he says you can do it you can be like your old self again. He encourages her. But at the end of the book he starts doing his OCD things agian and Tara tries to tell him that he can get better again just like he told her. And I think she is 14.
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds realy interesting. i agree with Janet what kind is mom punishes their kis for their disorder?
ReplyDeleteDo they ever find out whats actually wrong with her?
Does she get any theropy