Riding the Bus with My Sister: A True Life Journey Audiobook

" I very much liked this book. Reading of the way her sister lives and how she manages to cope with her disability, inspires the reader. "

" An must read for siblings/parents of a mentally disabled family member. "

" As a parent of a child with special needs, there were some scenes that were a little too close to home for me. "

" Great book, well written. Details the difficult life of two sisters who came through very tough times to become self fulfilled adults. Non fiction "

" saw the movie too, nice little story, not a fan of rosie o. "

" I thought this we a really nice story of a journey one woman's life takes with a mentally handicapped sister. I love true stories, and this was one about a topic I am not all that familiar with. It really explores the emotion that a sister feels, good and bad, towards trying to understand life with her sister, and her own life as well. This novel gave me a new appreciation for people with mental disabilities, which I am sure was one of the reasons she wrote it. Either way, I thought this book was a success and a joy to read. "

" There are three plot lines in this memoir - (1) the life of the sister with mental retardation who rides the buses (2) the life of the author who is finding herself and (3) the backstory of the family and the two other siblings. The book does a nice job intertwining all three together into a neat little package. I never developed any affinity for either the author or her sister because Simon was so intent on preserving privacy that she left out a lot of the details that would have made me care. While admirable, I would have liked to have learned more about Beth's relationship with Jessie, her boyfriend who also has mental retardation. What little was disclosed was very sweet and endearing. The author had no problem sharing details about her and the family harping on Beth to get a job and be more "productive" than just riding buses. Simon spent most of the book complaining about how her sister talked too much, didn't understand social norms like not talking so much and so loud, couldn't hold a job, etc... that when Simon wrapped up the book with two pages gushing about how much she learned from Beth, it just fell flat in my eyes. "

" thought it was an excellent story of growing up with a family member who has a disability. "

" I enjoyed the authors honesty. "

" Kind of a slow book. I felt like there wasn't anything too exciting in this book and there were things I felt could have been left out that had no real part to the book. "

" Memoir/inspirational. Another good one by Rachel Simon! Would recommend both this and BUILDING A HOME WTIH MY HUSBAND. "

" A great story of someone with mental challenges who has a loyal sister to help her through although she proves that she is pretty self sufficient herself. "

" A good quick reading book that gives you time to reflect on mental retardation and what it might mean and how it might manifest itself (publicly and privately). Never judge a person or book by its cover or clothing. "

" It reminds me a lot of my mother and her stories about her bus rides with her mentally disabled sister. "

" Simon takes us to the areas where we see a marginalized society or subculture from a new perspective. Seeing with new awareness brings about the change in society that offers more compassion and less judgment. "

" I loved this book. I was bawling by the end of it. Beautifully written. "

" There are lessons to be learned from reading this book "

" Loved this book, course things like that always hit home. "

" A good book for anybody that has a family member with mental illness. I needed this reminder... "

" I appreciated the author's honesty in her struggle to deal with and get to know her mentally disabled sister. There were some good insights on the resiliency of the human spirit. "

" This book gives the reader an insight into the life of an adult with mental disabilities and her sister. The sister decided to take a year long journey with her sister with disabilities and finds herself again in the process. It is a very touching and well written book. I thoroughly enjoyed it. "

" This might be a good book to grab some topics from for a support group: bullying, caring for a sibling, coping with differences, integrating individuals with developmental disabilities into the community, and community support. A nice story and a quick read. "

" I remember when this movie came out wanting to see it, unfortunatly I didn't get to watch it. Reading the book was good though. Still hunting for the movie. "

" so sweet, i love memoirs. it was nice to be able to understand what its like to grow up with someone with retardation. i think everyone should except and become friends with strangers its sad that you can walk by the same person every day and not know who they are "