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While this book is presented as a memoir about growing up with Asperger's, I found it to be more a memoir about Page's growing up in the drug and music culture of the 1960s. Asperger's figures only mildly in his recounting of the drugs he took and his interest in music of all stripes and varieties. The book has some interesting moments, but by and large, it is not very engaging and doesn't really do much to enlighten the reader about growing up with Asperger's.
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This is a memoir from a good, middle class girl growing up in Australia who gets hooked on heroin. Her life from there goes incrementally downhill until she is working 7 nights a week as a prostitute to support her and her boyfriend's habit. The book is well written and engaging, though I have to say that the endless recitation of her prostitution experiences got to be tedious. I think it would have been better to leave out some of the experiences and her thoughts about them. Trimming some pages would have made it a better book.
This was a well-written book describing the author's tumultuous relationship with his brother who is schizophrenic. Through it all, the author is supportive and tries to understand the world through his brother's eyes. A good, engaging memoir.
I can see why you would feel betrayed to read a non-fiction book and then find out it wasn't actually true. However, if you read this book knowing that it's fiction, it's still a really powerful, well-written book. I highly recommend it.
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For learning the basics of weaving, this is a really good book. It has illustrations and step-by-step instructions for how to do everything you need to know for a first project. Plus, there are several really good patterns included. If you can only have one book about weaving, this should be the one.
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Parallel Play: Growing Up with Undiagnosed Asperger's by Tim Page
Carol Green, November 19, 2009
While this book is presented as a memoir about growing up with Asperger's, I found it to be more a memoir about Page's growing up in the drug and music culture of the 1960s. Asperger's figures only mildly in his recounting of the drugs he took and his interest in music of all stripes and varieties. The book has some interesting moments, but by and large, it is not very engaging and doesn't really do much to enlighten the reader about growing up with Asperger's.(0 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
In My Skin: A Memoir
Carol Green, September 9, 2009
This is a memoir from a good, middle class girl growing up in Australia who gets hooked on heroin. Her life from there goes incrementally downhill until she is working 7 nights a week as a prostitute to support her and her boyfriend's habit. The book is well written and engaging, though I have to say that the endless recitation of her prostitution experiences got to be tedious. I think it would have been better to leave out some of the experiences and her thoughts about them. Trimming some pages would have made it a better book.My Brother's Madness by Paul Pines
Carol Green, September 9, 2009
This was a well-written book describing the author's tumultuous relationship with his brother who is schizophrenic. Through it all, the author is supportive and tries to understand the world through his brother's eyes. A good, engaging memoir.A Million Little Pieces (Oprah Book Club #54) by James Frey
Carol Green, June 17, 2008
I can see why you would feel betrayed to read a non-fiction book and then find out it wasn't actually true. However, if you read this book knowing that it's fiction, it's still a really powerful, well-written book. I highly recommend it.(5 of 10 readers found this comment helpful)
The Big Book of Weaving: Handweaving in the Swedish Tradition: Techniques, Patterns, Designs and Materials by Laila Lundell
Carol Green, June 17, 2008
For learning the basics of weaving, this is a really good book. It has illustrations and step-by-step instructions for how to do everything you need to know for a first project. Plus, there are several really good patterns included. If you can only have one book about weaving, this should be the one.(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)
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