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    <body><![CDATA[I'd follow Amy Fusselman anywhere, through anything. She wrote an amazing essay cutdown from this book for the NYT Magazine a while back - <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/15/magazine/15lives.t.html?ex=1334203200&en=f74c8b37c836b4c2&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink" title="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/15/magazine/15lives.t.html?ex=1334203200&en=f74c8b37c836b4c2&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/15/magazi...</a> ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[  In this gorgeously elliptical memoir, the acclaimed author of <em>The   Pharmacist's Mate</em> examines motherhood, childhood, and the unexpected   effects of past events on present actions. <p>  The mania of early motherhood, the intimacy of marriage, and the quest for   healing are raw materials from which critically acclaimed writer Amy   Fusselman has wrought her latest work--a daring exploration of the   perversities of time. The same idiosyncratic and inimitable form Fusselman   created in the astonishingly original <em>The Pharmacist's Mate</em>--short,   staccato paragraphs, some reading like journal entries--lends intimacy to   her reflections and observations. From her experiences  with the man she calls &quot;my pedophile&quot; to the more domestic trials of sleep   training her infant son or her obsession with a Beastie Boys song,   Fusselman moves from one subject to the next with the freeform exuberance   of a child at play. Sometimes the topic is abstract and grand, such as her   contemplation of what Time is; other times, she focuses on the seemingly   trivial and mundane aspects of life. The idea of learning through   repetition and the automatic motions of humans are  metaphorically represented by the countless figure eights she performed as   a child on the ice. <p>  Family is ever present in <em>8</em> and Fusselman writes with inclusive   tenderness, extending this intimacy to the reader as well. Her efforts to   come to terms with the ideas of innocence, aging, and the healing  power of touch draw the reader in still deeper--the uplifting revelations   staying with you long after the last page is turned.</p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this quirky book.  A random library find, I took it with me today and ended up starting &amp; finishing it.  Not only is it not a long book, it's a short read.  The author gives short narrative stories on parts of her life ranging from childhood to adulthood, her relationship with her mother, wi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26016988">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[  In this gorgeously elliptical memoir, the acclaimed author of <em>The   Pharmacist's Mate</em> examines motherhood, childhood, and the unexpected   effects of past events on present actions. <p>  The mania of early motherhood, the intimacy of marriage, and the quest for   healing are raw materials from which critically acclaimed writer Amy   Fusselman has wrought her latest work--a daring exploration of the   perversities of time. The same idiosyncratic and inimitable form Fusselman   created in the astonishingly original <em>The Pharmacist's Mate</em>--short,   staccato paragraphs, some reading like journal entries--lends intimacy to   her reflections and observations. From her experiences  with the man she calls &quot;my pedophile&quot; to the more domestic trials of sleep   training her infant son or her obsession with a Beastie Boys song,   Fusselman moves from one subject to the next with the freeform exuberance   of a child at play. Sometimes the topic is abstract and grand, such as her   contemplation of what Time is; other times, she focuses on the seemingly   trivial and mundane aspects of life. The idea of learning through   repetition and the automatic motions of humans are  metaphorically represented by the countless figure eights she performed as   a child on the ice. <p>  Family is ever present in <em>8</em> and Fusselman writes with inclusive   tenderness, extending this intimacy to the reader as well. Her efforts to   come to terms with the ideas of innocence, aging, and the healing  power of touch draw the reader in still deeper--the uplifting revelations   staying with you long after the last page is turned.</p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[A series of prose poems in loosely related paragraphs. Covers the idea of time, memory, Beastie Boys, motorcycles, motherhood, energy healing, childhood abuse. Fusselman is affiliated with McSweeney's, I loved her other book <em>The Pharmacist's Mate</em>, which is similar but more centered on the death of h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38000493">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i loved this.  her brain works in a way that i can really understand.  it reminds me a little of miranda july's brain (as seen through her short stories and her audio recordings) in that it radically free associates and has an awesome command of metaphor and oddness.<br/><br/>it feels a bit like r...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6392495">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is one of the best biographies I have ever read. Though, admittedly, I am not a biography fan. It is written as a series of vignettes that tie together a myriad of themes including but not exclusively, abuse, childhood, motorcycles and how they symbolize freedom and renewal, family, etc etc.  S...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5969864">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book here and there, and there's parts of it where you wonder where she's going, but other parts where you must look up from the book and out the window for a minute just to let that overwhelming, glorious feeling of understanding and wonder pour over you. This also happens to me with so...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14790911">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[  In this gorgeously elliptical memoir, the acclaimed author of <em>The   Pharmacist's Mate</em> examines motherhood, childhood, and the unexpected   effects of past events on present actions. <p>  The mania of early motherhood, the intimacy of marriage, and the quest for   healing are raw materials from which critically acclaimed writer Amy   Fusselman has wrought her latest work--a daring exploration of the   perversities of time. The same idiosyncratic and inimitable form Fusselman   created in the astonishingly original <em>The Pharmacist's Mate</em>--short,   staccato paragraphs, some reading like journal entries--lends intimacy to   her reflections and observations. From her experiences  with the man she calls &quot;my pedophile&quot; to the more domestic trials of sleep   training her infant son or her obsession with a Beastie Boys song,   Fusselman moves from one subject to the next with the freeform exuberance   of a child at play. Sometimes the topic is abstract and grand, such as her   contemplation of what Time is; other times, she focuses on the seemingly   trivial and mundane aspects of life. The idea of learning through   repetition and the automatic motions of humans are  metaphorically represented by the countless figure eights she performed as   a child on the ice. <p>  Family is ever present in <em>8</em> and Fusselman writes with inclusive   tenderness, extending this intimacy to the reader as well. Her efforts to   come to terms with the ideas of innocence, aging, and the healing  power of touch draw the reader in still deeper--the uplifting revelations   staying with you long after the last page is turned.</p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Amy Fusselman wanted to include the lyrics to a Beastie Boys song in this memoir but the publisher wouldn't pay the permissions fee. Instead, she paraphrases the lyrics to the entire song. This is an exemplary moment in a brilliant book.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Possibly the weirdest memoir I've read recently. She somehow ties monster trucks, motorcycles, craniosacral therapy, pedophiles, the Beastie Boys and ice skating into one cohesive tale about raising kids and being a kid. I dig it.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A Another gem from Amy Fusselman; she deals with being molested as a child by her babysitter, learning how to ride a motorcycle, and life. I love her simple and fantastic way of writing; highly enjoyable.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[  In this gorgeously elliptical memoir, the acclaimed author of <em>The   Pharmacist's Mate</em> examines motherhood, childhood, and the unexpected   effects of past events on present actions. <p>  The mania of early motherhood, the intimacy of marriage, and the quest for   healing are raw materials from which critically acclaimed writer Amy   Fusselman has wrought her latest work--a daring exploration of the   perversities of time. The same idiosyncratic and inimitable form Fusselman   created in the astonishingly original <em>The Pharmacist's Mate</em>--short,   staccato paragraphs, some reading like journal entries--lends intimacy to   her reflections and observations. From her experiences  with the man she calls &quot;my pedophile&quot; to the more domestic trials of sleep   training her infant son or her obsession with a Beastie Boys song,   Fusselman moves from one subject to the next with the freeform exuberance   of a child at play. Sometimes the topic is abstract and grand, such as her   contemplation of what Time is; other times, she focuses on the seemingly   trivial and mundane aspects of life. The idea of learning through   repetition and the automatic motions of humans are  metaphorically represented by the countless figure eights she performed as   a child on the ice. <p>  Family is ever present in <em>8</em> and Fusselman writes with inclusive   tenderness, extending this intimacy to the reader as well. Her efforts to   come to terms with the ideas of innocence, aging, and the healing  power of touch draw the reader in still deeper--the uplifting revelations   staying with you long after the last page is turned.</p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's like inhaling the scent of mud in spring. Sweet (not too sweet), real, and a comfort because it reminds you of what you forgot you knew -- and adds to that the optimism you didn't have yet.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[  In this gorgeously elliptical memoir, the acclaimed author of <em>The   Pharmacist's Mate</em> examines motherhood, childhood, and the unexpected   effects of past events on present actions. <p>  The mania of early motherhood, the intimacy of marriage, and the quest for   healing are raw materials from which critically acclaimed writer Amy   Fusselman has wrought her latest work--a daring exploration of the   perversities of time. The same idiosyncratic and inimitable form Fusselman   created in the astonishingly original <em>The Pharmacist's Mate</em>--short,   staccato paragraphs, some reading like journal entries--lends intimacy to   her reflections and observations. From her experiences  with the man she calls &quot;my pedophile&quot; to the more domestic trials of sleep   training her infant son or her obsession with a Beastie Boys song,   Fusselman moves from one subject to the next with the freeform exuberance   of a child at play. Sometimes the topic is abstract and grand, such as her   contemplation of what Time is; other times, she focuses on the seemingly   trivial and mundane aspects of life. The idea of learning through   repetition and the automatic motions of humans are  metaphorically represented by the countless figure eights she performed as   a child on the ice. <p>  Family is ever present in <em>8</em> and Fusselman writes with inclusive   tenderness, extending this intimacy to the reader as well. Her efforts to   come to terms with the ideas of innocence, aging, and the healing  power of touch draw the reader in still deeper--the uplifting revelations   staying with you long after the last page is turned.</p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[short but sweet, very meandering memoir about being a mom, non-traditional healing/medicine, child abuse, and learning to ride a motorcycle.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A great little memoir, I love the form of short paragraphs in literature. Like a collection of short prose poems. Fusselman is thoughtful and funny.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love her style...almost like we are talking...or I should say she is talking to me and I am listening]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[  In this gorgeously elliptical memoir, the acclaimed author of <em>The   Pharmacist's Mate</em> examines motherhood, childhood, and the unexpected   effects of past events on present actions. <p>  The mania of early motherhood, the intimacy of marriage, and the quest for   healing are raw materials from which critically acclaimed writer Amy   Fusselman has wrought her latest work--a daring exploration of the   perversities of time. The same idiosyncratic and inimitable form Fusselman   created in the astonishingly original <em>The Pharmacist's Mate</em>--short,   staccato paragraphs, some reading like journal entries--lends intimacy to   her reflections and observations. From her experiences  with the man she calls &quot;my pedophile&quot; to the more domestic trials of sleep   training her infant son or her obsession with a Beastie Boys song,   Fusselman moves from one subject to the next with the freeform exuberance   of a child at play. Sometimes the topic is abstract and grand, such as her   contemplation of what Time is; other times, she focuses on the seemingly   trivial and mundane aspects of life. The idea of learning through   repetition and the automatic motions of humans are  metaphorically represented by the countless figure eights she performed as   a child on the ice. <p>  Family is ever present in <em>8</em> and Fusselman writes with inclusive   tenderness, extending this intimacy to the reader as well. Her efforts to   come to terms with the ideas of innocence, aging, and the healing  power of touch draw the reader in still deeper--the uplifting revelations   staying with you long after the last page is turned.</p></p>]]>
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