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Laddar... Hillbilly Gothic: A Memoir of Madness and Motherhoodav Adrienne Martini
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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. The story in this book is genuinely good. I enjoyed it. However, the writing was so awful that I really wonder how the author gets paid to do this for a living. She switches between tenses so frequently (within the same sentence, at times) that I found myself wondering if I was reading something that was happening, had happened, or would happen in the future. I also really dislike when authors pull giant sections from their journals or diaries. There were a lot of said chunks in this book, making me wonder if she was just desperate to meet a word count. There was also an entire section that was back and forth dialogue between her cousin and cousin's husband. So the book didn't flow particularly well, which really detracted from the worthwhile story that the author has to tell. ( ) I really admire this author for opening up on a topic that is so hard for women. Post-partum depression can be a very serious medical condition but one that a lot of women go through without the support or sympathy they need to get back on track. I was lucky of my four children; I never went through this but my heart goes out to the women, and their families who have. Adrienne Martini was honest with her life and her battles reaching out to those that feel overwhelmed in such a...these are the facts, but I'm casting a light of humor over it so that you feel comfortable...way. Good Book for those going through this. She shows the grit of it but also shows the light at the end of the tunnel. The best part was mostly throughout the book I was largely entertained. I have always felt that one of the better pills to take when down in that depression hole is laughter not a cure mind you but indeed should always be a part of any therapy. Problem is when your down it's hard to find that joy. There were a few dry spots in the book holding me from a higher star . Mostly, where she goes into the history of different states and cities within. I could have done without all that but all in all ...Thumbs up on this one. Martini's book is not at all a simple, linear story of postpartum depression. Instead, the story moves in and out of the present, tracing her family history of madness, depression, and suicide-- all frequently following motherhood. Her stories range from West Virginia to Texas to Upstate New York. Never self-pitying, never describing her struggle in beatific terms, Martini's book is at once gritty and sympathetic to the generations of women who variously went mad, disappeared, were exiled, and died from an unrecoginized disase that was catagorized as a failure rather than a legitimate disorder. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
"My family has a grand tradition. After a woman gives birth, she goes mad. I thought that I would be the one to escape." So begins Adrienne Martini's candid, compelling, and darkly humorous history of her family's and her own experiences with depression and postpartum syndrome. Illuminating depression from the inside, Martini delves unflinchingly into her own breakdown and institutionalization and traces the multigenerational course of this devastating problem. Moving back and forth between characters and situations, she vividly portrays the isolation -- geographical and metaphorical -- of the Appalachia of her forebears and the Western Pennsylvania region where she grew up. She also weaves in the stories of other women, both contemporary and historic, who have dealt with postpartum depression in all its guises, from fleeting "baby blues" to full-blown psychosis. Serious as her subject is, Martini's narrative is unfailingly engaging and filled with witty, wry observations on the complications of new motherhood: "It's like getting the best Christmas gift ever, but Santa decided to kick the crap out of you before you unwrapped it." New mothers and those who have struggled with parenthood -- whether or not they dealt with depression -- will find affirmation in this story of triumph, of escape from a difficult legacy, of hope for others, and of the courage to have another baby. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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