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Candid, heartbreaking

Revisado: 06-11-23

Great, authentic account of a brave girl’s fight against an eating disorder that almost killed her. Unforgettable.

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Great addition to the canon of literary criticism

Revisado: 08-04-22

Spoiler alert: this book seems to be a very elaborate metaphor for the process of creating and editing fiction. If “murder your darlings” was a real thing and not a piece of advice about writing, this is approximately what it would look like. Anybody who has written fiction, or tried to, or thought about it will appreciate this book. Please see it through to the end!

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Informative but the writing is strange

Revisado: 12-27-20

This is the weirdest nonfiction audiobook I have ever heard. On the one hand, I have read a lot about BPD and I found the material to be very thoughtful and accessible. This book provides a lot of useful insight into how people with BPD (mis)interpret interpersonal relationships. It explains how some of the maladaptive behavior patterns start to make more sense once we understand the (sometimes incorrect) assumptions that people with BPD are making about the actions and motives of people around them. This understanding helps to explain actions that seem bizarre or counterproductive to people working from a healthier set of assumptions.

On the other hand, there are places where it seems like a thesaurus was arbitrarily used to replace words, or sentences were auto-translated from another language. This leads to phrases and sentences like: “You may find yourself putting many of the energy into the individual with BPD at the expenditure of your own emotional requirements”, and “The time to tell others you have bipolar disorder is right or wrong”, and “certain natural remedies can help with bipolar disorder...nevertheless, after talking to your doctor, it is necessary not to use these treatments”. It is fairly easy to see what the sentences should say, but this can be a bit distracting. It is rare to find a book that blends clinical and patient insight, so this is worth a listen. But be prepared that you may need to decipher some of it.

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Sowell delivers (as usual)

Revisado: 03-25-18

This book is a fascinating and well-researched argument, and also an update to “how to lie with statistics”. In the age of disinformation, how to question the statistics is critical. Sowell has a talent for finding the flaws in research. I loved every minute of this and look forward to receiving my hard copy.

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