by Nick Wilgus
★★★★ There was just something about this book that drew me in and I was hooked. Wiley is the epitome of a real man to me. Yeah, he may not be the sexiest, buffest, richest guy in the world, but he made a mistake when he was younger, got a girl pregnant, and when she gave birth to a meth-addicted b...
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I don't think there was a single person in this book I cared about
What can I say? This book has blown me away. Honest, realistic, outrageously funny, slightly bitter and sad, but also fulfilling and hopeful and joyous. I always admire reading about single parents. It never fails to amaze me how much faith and strength we have in us to fight for our children and th...
Shaking the Sugar Tree - Nick Wilgus Some parts are good, others are not. Fact is, anyone who finds this an amusing book has a fucked up sense of humor.
There is so much love in this book, the love between a father and his son, between a man and his lover. That of a heart-broken little boy for the mom whose actions he can’t understand, the unconditional love a supportive mother feels for her child, manifested by clearly wanting his happiness. The lo...