1 out of 4 stars
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There are people who enjoy reading non-fiction books because they can gain knowledge from them or even become inspired by the motivational stories. I am one of those people who like spending the day with a good book that holds a strong message. However, in the case of Stephanie Franklin’s Still I Stand, there is much that I would like to say.
Still I Stand is Stephanie Franklin’s first novel which she wrote for the majority of her young adult life. Within the contents is her life story which details events wherein she tried to overcome her obstacles and how she stayed strong for herself. She also wrote on how change impacted her life, especially her relationship with her husband.
Unfortunately, I’m going to have to just come out and say this: the grammar is very confusing and oftentimes incorrect. There are also various typos littered across the whole story that I can’t even begin to count them all. These errors made it difficult for me to read the book properly, leading me to think that it isn’t professionally edited at all. Also, her constant mention and elaborations about change were irritably redundant and interrupted my flow of reading. There are so many things that should be fixed in this book.
I was only able to finish reading this because I was curious as to how she handled all of her hardships and as to why she chose the title “Still I Stand”. I was also interested as to why her husband even thought of cheating on her when she thought of him as her best friend, the one that she could rely on, as well as someone whom she loved very much. Additionally, I admired her resilience and her motivation to change herself. She had a lot of underlying beautiful words of wisdom in her story, something that I appreciated greatly.
All in all, I rate this book 1 out of 4 stars. I could barely even finish this book, and I only did because I always finish something I started reading as long as I still have something I'm curious about. I could not bear the poor writing, the glaring errors, and the redundancy in this book. I doubt anyone would enjoy reading this when the negative qualities clearly overshadow the positive ones. Admittedly, I should have seen this coming based on the unprofessional summary itself, but I wanted to know about her story and especially her final thoughts at the end.
This book could have appealed to a lot of readers looking for realistic motivation in life, but I can’t really recommend this to them in its current state. If the author thoroughly revised her work, perhaps I would give it a second chance, but it’s an unlikely possibility.
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Still I Stand
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