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Readers thread: what or who are you reading right now?
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The Albatross
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I'm wrapping up (after several false starts) The Red House by Mark Haddon (author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time). This was tough because the novel's format was different. All the dialogue from his characters was in italics and mixed into paragraphs that contained the character's thoughts & observations.... and it bounced around 8 characters a LOT. Hard for my brain to deal with to be sure. Didn't like it at all at first (the novel or the format) but came to appreciate it and it was a challenge in a good way.
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The Albatross
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Got notified I have a library loan book in... two to turn in and one in progress (the compilation of Mark Haddon stories) although it was not well reviewed. Hope to pick up Girl Interrupted by Susanna Keysen....
An exerpt quote:
“The point is, the brain talks to itself, and by talking to itself changes its perceptions. To make a new version of the not-entirely-false model, imagine the first interpreter as a foreign correspondent, reporting from the world. The world in this case means everything out- or inside our bodies, including serotonin levels in the brain. The second interpreter is a news analyst, who writes op-ed pieces. They read each other's work. One needs data, the other needs an overview; they influence each other. They get dialogues going.
INTERPRETER ONE: Pain in the left foot, back of heel.
INTERPRETER TWO: I believe that's because the shoe is too tight.
INTERPRETER ONE: Checked that. Took off the shoe. Foot still hurts.
INTERPRETER TWO: Did you look at it?
INTERPRETER ONE: Looking. It's red.
INTERPRETER TWO: No blood?
INTERPRETER ONE: Nope.
INTERPRETER TWO: Forget about it.
INTERPRETER ONE: Okay.
Mental illness seems to be a communication problem between interpreters one and two.
An exemplary piece of confusion.
INTERPRETER ONE: There's a tiger in the corner.
INTERPRETER TWO: No, that's not a tiger- that's a bureau.
INTERPRETER ONE: It's a tiger, it's a tiger!
INTERPRETER TWO: Don't be ridiculous. Let's go look at it.
Then all the dendrites and neurons and serotonin levels and interpreters collect themselves and trot over to the corner.
If you are not crazy, the second interpreter's assertion, that this is a bureau, will be acceptable to the first interpreter. If you are crazy, the first interpreter's viewpoint, the tiger theory, will prevail.
The trouble here is that the first interpreter actually sees a tiger. The messages sent between neurons are incorrect somehow. The chemicals triggered are the wrong chemicals, or the impulses are going to the wrong connections. Apparently, this happens often, but the second interpreter jumps in to straighten things out.”
~ Susanna Kaysen, Girl, Interrupted
An exerpt quote:
“The point is, the brain talks to itself, and by talking to itself changes its perceptions. To make a new version of the not-entirely-false model, imagine the first interpreter as a foreign correspondent, reporting from the world. The world in this case means everything out- or inside our bodies, including serotonin levels in the brain. The second interpreter is a news analyst, who writes op-ed pieces. They read each other's work. One needs data, the other needs an overview; they influence each other. They get dialogues going.
INTERPRETER ONE: Pain in the left foot, back of heel.
INTERPRETER TWO: I believe that's because the shoe is too tight.
INTERPRETER ONE: Checked that. Took off the shoe. Foot still hurts.
INTERPRETER TWO: Did you look at it?
INTERPRETER ONE: Looking. It's red.
INTERPRETER TWO: No blood?
INTERPRETER ONE: Nope.
INTERPRETER TWO: Forget about it.
INTERPRETER ONE: Okay.
Mental illness seems to be a communication problem between interpreters one and two.
An exemplary piece of confusion.
INTERPRETER ONE: There's a tiger in the corner.
INTERPRETER TWO: No, that's not a tiger- that's a bureau.
INTERPRETER ONE: It's a tiger, it's a tiger!
INTERPRETER TWO: Don't be ridiculous. Let's go look at it.
Then all the dendrites and neurons and serotonin levels and interpreters collect themselves and trot over to the corner.
If you are not crazy, the second interpreter's assertion, that this is a bureau, will be acceptable to the first interpreter. If you are crazy, the first interpreter's viewpoint, the tiger theory, will prevail.
The trouble here is that the first interpreter actually sees a tiger. The messages sent between neurons are incorrect somehow. The chemicals triggered are the wrong chemicals, or the impulses are going to the wrong connections. Apparently, this happens often, but the second interpreter jumps in to straighten things out.”
~ Susanna Kaysen, Girl, Interrupted
DharmaGirl
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I read a LOT! I have chronic pain so I do my chores, water and feed animals, build things, fix things, garden, and in between I have to rest so I read. I never could get into TV. I'm reading:
The Passage by Justin Cronin, a post apocalyptic novel that is the first in a 3 part series.
Lost Horizon by James Milton
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante, which is the 2nd book in a 4 part series of growing up in poverty and changing one's circumstances.
Area X by Jeff VanderMeer, a strange science fiction.
And a Cozy mystery, which is mystery light, lol, There are lots of these for the times I can't concentrate well.
The Passage by Justin Cronin, a post apocalyptic novel that is the first in a 3 part series.
Lost Horizon by James Milton
The Story of a New Name by Elena Ferrante, which is the 2nd book in a 4 part series of growing up in poverty and changing one's circumstances.
Area X by Jeff VanderMeer, a strange science fiction.
And a Cozy mystery, which is mystery light, lol, There are lots of these for the times I can't concentrate well.
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The Albatross
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Heh, Dharma... I too have been reading some quirky post apocalyptic novels. Will look up what you share about Justin Cronin.
DharmaGirl
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They are loooong books, my favorite kind! Excellent character development. I also have cookbooks from the depression era. One of the things I look for at yard sales. I also read Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman and @Beans, I've read The Avoidant Client and found it to be very helpful in my recovery. I've read many of the authors mentioned here, this is a great thread @The Albatross!
Oh and I just finished Once Upon a Flock, a book about chickens, that you would think is silly if you don't have pet chickens, lol. I want to write my own book about chickens, since I have written stories and sent them to my mother since she enjoys them. I just have to get them together.
Oh and I just finished Once Upon a Flock, a book about chickens, that you would think is silly if you don't have pet chickens, lol. I want to write my own book about chickens, since I have written stories and sent them to my mother since she enjoys them. I just have to get them together.
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The Albatross
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I eat about 120 pages before breakfast... so long books suit me well... but they got to be well written.
MoonShiner
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I'm reading The Body Keeps Score. I cannot recommend it enough. It may not be for every person who has experienced trauma, but it really helped me normalize. I could feel myself heavily processing as I was reading it.
JEKBreatheandBelieve
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@The Albatross I love Girl Interrupted both the book and movie.
DharmaGirl
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@MoonShiner, I had that reserved at the library and didn't get there in time. I'll reserve it again.
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