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Bezig met laden... The Camera My Mother Gave Me (2001)door Susanna Kaysen
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. All I really have to say about this book is that it is a very acquired taste (which almost made me gag to type that phrase..). Kaysen is a decent writer but seems like she would be really miserable to know in person, so I'll just continue to be grateful that I only know her through her words. Fair warning to everyone: Always read the inside jacket description before you purchase a book. This title is very misleading.. ;) Not sure how the title of this book matches the content but it's probably not a great book for a guy to read. Unless of course you want 150+ pages of reading about a women's problems with her vagina. In some respects it's probably good to know the issues. The book is about Susanna Kaysen and her struggle when sexual pleasure is replaced with chronic pain. The real issue is all the frustration she endures in trying to identify the cause of the pain. From several Physicians to acupuncture and new wave healing. The other struggle is trying to please her boyfriend who wants to be compassionate but is overcome with his sexual desires. Interesting book. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Susanna Kaysen, who wrote about her teenage depression in the bestseller Girl, Interrupted, now takes on another taboo: her vagina–which suddenly and inexplicably starts to hurt. And neither Kaysen’s cheery gynecologist, nor her internist, nor a laconic “vulvologist” has the cure. An alternative health nurse suggests direct application of tea, baking soda, and boric acid. Others recommend novocaine, oatmeal, “bio-feedback,” and anti-depressants. Nothing works. As sex becomes more and more painful, Kaysen’s relationship with her boyfriend disintegrates and she turns to her best friends, her wicked sense of humor, and finally wry self-reflection to get herself through. Using this unusual lens, Kaysen challenges us to think in new ways about the centrality and power of sexuality. The Camera My Mother Gave Me is an unexpected and revelatory book from one of our most candid, insightful and consistently surprising writers. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The other fortunate news is I read the book while waiting for an appointment. Rather than reading this painful memoir I should have picked up one of the out-of-date magazines in the waiting room.
Do not waste your time. ( )