I make a “not bucket list” every year of things I’d like to do in the upcoming year and read/watch “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” made the cut, so it was the perfect thing to tackle during a mini Spring Break-staycation. Randle Patrick McMurphy is a gambling con-man in the 196os who trades a stint on a prison work farm for a stay in an asylum. The men’s only asylum has a rich cast of characters who are battling their own personal demons, but […]
A beautifully done maybe-possession story.
I don’t even know what to say about this book, but it has to be one of my top ten favorites. I absolutely could not put it down, except when I had to put it down to shake off the creepiness. This book is responsible for several nights of nightmares and one weird middle of the night episode where my toddler who never crawls was inexplicably crawling around my bedroom and in my bleary state I really really thought she was possessed. Marjorie is 14 […]
“The definition of sanity is a democratic thing. They get to decide…”
Calvin is diagnosed with schizophrenia after his dead stuffed tiger suddenly starts talking to him again. In order to cure himself, he decides to trek across the frozen Lake Erie in order to meet with Bill Watterson and convince him to make one more Calvin & Hobbes comic. You can read my full review here.
“Normal is boring. Weird is better. Goats are awesome, but only in small quantities.”
I absolutely fell in love with Jenny Lawson’s first book, Let’s Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir. Detailing her unconventional childhood out in the West Texas boonies, Lawson seemed to be the obvious heir to David Sedaris. While her book tackled serious issues like her difficulty being “normal” and her miscarriage, it seemed like she was more interested in being funny than insightful. Hew newest book, Furiously Happy flips that ratio. It’s one part funny, three parts an uncomfortable discussion of mental issues. […]