Book review: Sick Girl

Aug 08, 2012 12:52

Sick Girl, the memoir of 25-year-and-counting heart-transplant survivor Amy Silverstein, is not about any triumphant recovery ( Read more... )

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browngirl August 8 2012, 21:25:48 UTC
*makes a bunch of underlined, highlighted notes*

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pickledginger August 8 2012, 21:55:50 UTC
Really, it was a great book. I do worry a bit about people grabbing hold of and misusing the bit where she manages to start running again (then spend half the day recovering), but that's not her fault.

I also would be a little concerned about people who read about Ebola, then are sure they have it, given the way her illness began. And she definitely is of the snark side, which I hear isn't for everyone.

And it makes a great discussion starter, because -- dude, a heart transplant. Difficult to downplay or deprecate.

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