The Tricky Part Summary

“The Tricky Part”, a book that sits on the boarder of being either detailed a little too much for the shelves or being just right and such a great book for the shelves. This book tells a personal story about a young man whom lived a life that only people who have gone through the same thing will understand. The story delivers a message to a person who has gone through the same thing, possibly to give them the courage and comfort knowing that they are not alone. The author, Martin is an amazing author, he describes everything very specifically where someone can possibly get a clear picture in their mind even when they do not want to. At some parts a reader will forget that the author was a child when everything in his life happened. The book travels back into time where he was a child and talks about the assaults but also comes to present life where talks about how he is now. This was a way for the author to possibly cope with his tragedy, kind of like a confession. It helped him leave the past in past and continue on with his life without

Marty attended a private catholic school and the family would go to church every week. Marty’s Catholicism made this trauma made it very difficult to cope with, his beliefs was one of the reasons why he was debating on killing himself or not. He felt so guilty and felt that he did not belong at the church when he attended, it was as if it was haunting him. Not only did his beliefs make it hard but it also made him pull through the hard times. He still believes in a higher power, with that he would not have survived without believing in a higher power. He evens believes that his Catholicism is the reason why he wrote his book, so without being raised in ta catholic home he would have come this far in his life journey. He is proud that he was raised that way and continues to believe that there is something out there that keeps on pushing him to be