when a memoir fails to be introspective, nothing can really compensate for this shortfall. it is especially saddening when the topics in themselves arwhen a memoir fails to be introspective, nothing can really compensate for this shortfall. it is especially saddening when the topics in themselves are extremely interesting but the way they are handled simply is ... not. to go beyond a superficial analysis shouldn't be too much to ask for what is supposed to be an autobiography !!
on the other hand i do feel for Jennette of course, and her dealings with eating disorders that I relate to oh too well, but it is clear that she has a tendency to be self-enabling and especially when it came to her relationship with Steven. i think that a conversation should be had on the way that she treated him and especially how easily she disregarded his wishes when it came to their intimacy and was almost forceful with it. long story short, forcing someone into consenting isn't something one is supposed to do, no matter the reason why they refuse in the first place. ...more
there is something highly disturbing in witnessing how priscilla never really clearly saw through elvis' manipulative attempts to control her, only sothere is something highly disturbing in witnessing how priscilla never really clearly saw through elvis' manipulative attempts to control her, only sometimes gaining clarity but never enough to truly criticize him and see him for who he really was : a glorified piece of shit. ...more
imagine my surprise when i discover after a few minutes of research that the alleged rapist might not have been the actual rapist of Alice Sebold and imagine my surprise when i discover after a few minutes of research that the alleged rapist might not have been the actual rapist of Alice Sebold and that he has been released from prison 2 years ago after being (potentially wrongly) imprisoned for 16 years ...more
françoise sagan's memoir is just girlhood encompassed : loving sartre, fawning over rimbaud's talent and thirsting over camus <3 françoise sagan's memoir is just girlhood encompassed : loving sartre, fawning over rimbaud's talent and thirsting over camus <3 ...more
i read this book as an attempt to calm myself after i realized i couldn't find any copy of Love, Loss and What I Wore by Nora Ephron and needless to si read this book as an attempt to calm myself after i realized i couldn't find any copy of Love, Loss and What I Wore by Nora Ephron and needless to say i'm disappointed...more
my grandfather died of lung cancer today. only a few hours after receiving the news, i felt the overwhelming urge to read this book and whilst i don'tmy grandfather died of lung cancer today. only a few hours after receiving the news, i felt the overwhelming urge to read this book and whilst i don't think this was the greatest idea i've ever had (mostly because of how distressed it made me feel) i am still grateful that i did. i could list a thousand reasons why, but the main one is that at least i didn't feel alone in my suffering, so thank you Michelle Zauner for writing this book.
i might write a proper review one day but today is certainly not that day, take care <3 ...more
"That moment in my body when the teacher put his hand on my knee to comfort me was the understanding of all of that - that in order to be attractiv"That moment in my body when the teacher put his hand on my knee to comfort me was the understanding of all of that - that in order to be attractive, irresistible, to be worthy of notice, was to be both beautiful and in open need, to be damaged" absolutely devastating, i feel sick to my stomach...more
**spoiler alert** Camille is only 14 when she, and her twin Victor, are sexually assaulted by their stepfather.
How can you break the silence when it **spoiler alert** Camille is only 14 when she, and her twin Victor, are sexually assaulted by their stepfather.
How can you break the silence when it seems like no one would believe you, or worse care, and when the weight of culpability (for something that you are absolutely not responsible of, but that's something you don't realize yet) is too heavy to bear ?
In a family where you've been told that "one washes one's dirty linen in private" attempting to break the silence can feel too difficult, especially if you are not sure about which side your own mother would take. And when the image that you had of the woman that you thought your mother was is completely shattered, how do you recover from that ?
It was an absolutely heartbreaking story because of the gravity of the events of course but also because of how unbelievably common it is ... Such an important read that i would recommend to everyone. ...more
(4.75) the introspective and reflective work was absolutely admirable. more often than not, memoirs fall into the category of "relating the events of (4.75) the introspective and reflective work was absolutely admirable. more often than not, memoirs fall into the category of "relating the events of my life without adding even the littlest bit of reflection to it and hoping for the best (i.e that people will just find the story of my life interesting)" and i truly am grateful this book strayed from that path, it felt vulnerable of course but also very enlightening and enriching. ...more
" How could I have known that accepting one’s nature would prove so difficult ? " i still can't do it and probably never will be able to " How could I have known that accepting one’s nature would prove so difficult ? " i still can't do it and probably never will be able to ...more
my idiotic self thought it was a good idea to read the second half on this book in the middle of a cardiology class and now i’m crying and i just hopemy idiotic self thought it was a good idea to read the second half on this book in the middle of a cardiology class and now i’m crying and i just hope nobody’s realising that tears are running down my cheeks :’) ...more
It was heartbreaking but also very thought-provoking. It got me thinking, in a way that i haven't before, about assisted suicide and the treatment of It was heartbreaking but also very thought-provoking. It got me thinking, in a way that i haven't before, about assisted suicide and the treatment of patients with terminal diseases : should we allow people to end their life when/how they want to or should we maintain the current legislation that forbids to do so ? So many questions, so many possible answers and so little time to think about it all :' ...more
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