Posted on 12/30/2004 1:28:19 PM PST by Tanniker Smith
However, there are a whole host of complex psychological issues delineated throughout the course of her memoir.
The central themes of the book revolve primarily around the relationship she once had with her estranged father, who used the distance between them-as she was growing up-as an opportunity to exploit her need for paternal love, and the consequences of this distorted parent-child dynamic.
The abuse of her trust-and how it relates to her own mother's troubling relationship from her former husband, i.e., her father-is what takes up the bulk of her memoir.
It really is fascinating, not so much from the standpoint of learning about her horrible violation at the hands of a loved one-which, unfortunately, is not a complete anomaly-but discovering how someone who experienced such trauma was able to transform her pain and mistrust into something positive, i.e., an exploration of her childhood, adolescent-and in this instance, adult-violations in a way-in this case, through literature-that purged some of her lingering guilt.
It really is a fascinating-if disturbing-book.
It does sound fascinating, in a horrible way. Maybe someday ...
Books? I spend all my time reading FR. ;')
I'll have to think about it and get back to you. Thanks for the ping.
I find myself having the same problem.
:0)
-good times, G.J.P.(Jr.)
Then I got the audio version read by Bill Cosby and it cracked me up!
LOL
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