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| essay, diseases, 1948, psychology of women, parenting, stories, abnormalities, american, teen voyeur., motherhood, movie, youngsex, nipples, college, vancouver, | Also, to the person who said they didn't physical illness (psychiatric aspects) know how old she was, she told us she was in her 40s. I think every woman should buy this book - to support Kaysen, and to prove that we care about what happens to our bodies. It is only be speaking out can diseases like this be given attention and studied and ultimately treated. Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) physical illness (psychiatric aspects) Honey, it's not a camera. (kidding), April 13, 2005 Reviewer:busybooklover "Mary" (Southern CALIF, USA) - See all my reviewsAlthough I understand-- you are viewing your life through the lens of your mothers' perceptions of female sexuality.... (Thus Camera/lens metaphor),...That revelation was a LONG time in coming. I picked this book up based on your previous book and the title. I had NO idea it was a voyage to your vulva and back.... |
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| (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviewsKaysen's experience rings true with just about any condition women have that men typically don't get. If it's a "woman's disease", there just isn't research done stories on it, which means the doctors don't know what causes it, which of course means the doctors don't know how to cure it. As my doctor said, it was stories only after men started stories getting irritable bowel syndrome (or admitting to it, I should say), that any research and treatment came about. The book was indeed "slight" (as Kaysen described it in an interview), but to add much more to it would be to belabor the point. Your vagina has rebeled, your vagina has died, it's horrible - we get it. The terse prose was perfect for the subject matter, and the imagery was lovely. It was also a very quick read - a nice change from long, depressing literary novels. I disagree with the reviewer who said that getting into the "old age" portion was a bad thing - it's part and parcel to how the author was feeling - her vagina hurt, she's getting old, she's no longer sexually attractive/active... |
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