I have seen the movie Girl, Interrupted once or twice, although it’s been a while. From my vague memories, however, it seems like they adapted the book pretty closely — with maybe some fleshing out/embellishments. The characters I remember, and even some of the lines, exist fully in this short book. Whether or not you’ve seen the movie, I definitely recommend reading this one. “Actually, it was only part of myself I wanted to kill: the part that wanted to kill herself, that dragged me into […]
Laura Moriarty < Liane Moriarty
I grabbed this one from the library’s free ebook site. I thought at first that it might be a Liane Moriarty book that I’d missed, but no — different author, and not nearly as good. While I’m Falling starts with a divorce — Veronica’s parents break up after not quite an infidelity, but some definite sketchy business on Veronica’s mother’s behalf. While Veronica struggles through her third year of college, her parents fight over money and the house and their own issues. Veronica’s boyfriend wants her to […]
“Your Mother is a hard act to follow. She will always be the love of your life”
Oh, this book is so sad. It has a happy ending, and a good message, and hopefully will spur some change within the foster system, but it still made me so, so sad. “I journeyed alone for almost ten years before I found home. Adoptions are like very delicate gardening with transplants and grafts. Mine took hold, rooted, and bloomed, even though there were inevitable adjustments to the new soil and climate. Yet I have not forgotten where my roots started.” Ashley Rhodes entered foster care […]
Just when I thought I couldn’t love Helen Mirren more…
I admit that I primarily know Helen Mirren from her work in Hollywood over the last 15 or so years (I remember seeing her for the first time in Teaching Mrs. Tingle, which I watched approximately 400 times in 1999, although I could not tell you why). She also pops up a lot on GoFugYourself, usually wearing something classy and cool. She, herself, seems classy and cool. This book? Classy and cool. “When I read an autobiography, I am always drawn to the pictures. To me, […]