false 28092 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415m/28092.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415s/28092.jpg clitoris and vulvologist, not to mention earthier ones like the F word, on virtually every page to attract the startled attention of the passenger in the next seat. Bluntly describing her yearlong effort to deal with a searing pain in her vagina, Susanna Kaysen doesn't stint on the details of what this malady did to her relationship with her boyfriend (nothing good), nor is she forgiving of the callousness and stupidity displayed by some of her doctors and various alternative health practitioners. Yet her appalling saga is compulsively readable, thanks to Kaysen's propulsive prose and sharp dialogue. She's particularly good at capturing the way people talk about their ailments over dinner and in the middle of other activities. Conversations with friends ramble from her medical problem to tiger maple furniture in an utterly convincing way, and one darkly funny scene shows a pal urging Kaysen to buy a coral necklace following a particularly horrid visit to the doctor because, "You have to get a nice thing after that appointment." Kaysen's laconic humor keeps the book from seeming self-pitying, though her terseness tends to muffle its emotional impact; she expresses her emotions without really conveying them to the reader in any depth. Nonetheless, the pared-down candor that made her portrait of mental illness so gripping in Girl, Interrupted also distinguishes this account of a decidedly physical affliction. --Wendy Smith ]]> 28092 7 1332631 2001 The Camera My Mother Gave Me total:275|5:35|4:79|3:91|2:54|1:16| 275 888 382 52 4376 3.55 9917 691 23128446 107223 28092 0679763430 9780679763437 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415m/28092.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415s/28092.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28092.The_Camera_My_Mother_Gave_Me 3.26 234 clitoris and vulvologist, not to mention earthier ones like the F word, on virtually every page to attract the startled attention of the passenger in the next seat. Bluntly describing her yearlong effort to deal with a searing pain in her vagina, Susanna Kaysen doesn't stint on the details of what this malady did to her relationship with her boyfriend (nothing good), nor is she forgiving of the callousness and stupidity displayed by some of her doctors and various alternative health practitioners. Yet her appalling saga is compulsively readable, thanks to Kaysen's propulsive prose and sharp dialogue. She's particularly good at capturing the way people talk about their ailments over dinner and in the middle of other activities. Conversations with friends ramble from her medical problem to tiger maple furniture in an utterly convincing way, and one darkly funny scene shows a pal urging Kaysen to buy a coral necklace following a particularly horrid visit to the doctor because, "You have to get a nice thing after that appointment." Kaysen's laconic humor keeps the book from seeming self-pitying, though her terseness tends to muffle its emotional impact; she expresses her emotions without really conveying them to the reader in any depth. Nonetheless, the pared-down candor that made her portrait of mental illness so gripping in Girl, Interrupted also distinguishes this account of a decidedly physical affliction. --Wendy Smith ]]> 2001 4 9 false Wed May 28 09:45:38 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 12:16:41 -0700 2008

SPOILERS BELOW

Recap:

Her vagina hurts.
It keeps hurting.
No one can figure out why.
Her boyfriend leaves her because she won't have a surgery that might make sex less...more...]]> 653047 54598 28092 0679763430 9780679763437 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415m/28092.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415s/28092.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28092.The_Camera_My_Mother_Gave_Me 3.23 275 clitoris and vulvologist, not to mention earthier ones like the F word, on virtually every page to attract the startled attention of the passenger in the next seat. Bluntly describing her yearlong effort to deal with a searing pain in her vagina, Susanna Kaysen doesn't stint on the details of what this malady did to her relationship with her boyfriend (nothing good), nor is she forgiving of the callousness and stupidity displayed by some of her doctors and various alternative health practitioners. Yet her appalling saga is compulsively readable, thanks to Kaysen's propulsive prose and sharp dialogue. She's particularly good at capturing the way people talk about their ailments over dinner and in the middle of other activities. Conversations with friends ramble from her medical problem to tiger maple furniture in an utterly convincing way, and one darkly funny scene shows a pal urging Kaysen to buy a coral necklace following a particularly horrid visit to the doctor because, "You have to get a nice thing after that appointment." Kaysen's laconic humor keeps the book from seeming self-pitying, though her terseness tends to muffle its emotional impact; she expresses her emotions without really conveying them to the reader in any depth. Nonetheless, the pared-down candor that made her portrait of mental illness so gripping in Girl, Interrupted also distinguishes this account of a decidedly physical affliction. --Wendy Smith ]]> 2001 1 3 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Mon Apr 09 17:04:41 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 10 06:09:32 -0700 2007 203375 21016 28092 0679763430 9780679763437 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415m/28092.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415s/28092.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28092.The_Camera_My_Mother_Gave_Me 3.23 275 clitoris and vulvologist, not to mention earthier ones like the F word, on virtually every page to attract the startled attention of the passenger in the next seat. Bluntly describing her yearlong effort to deal with a searing pain in her vagina, Susanna Kaysen doesn't stint on the details of what this malady did to her relationship with her boyfriend (nothing good), nor is she forgiving of the callousness and stupidity displayed by some of her doctors and various alternative health practitioners. Yet her appalling saga is compulsively readable, thanks to Kaysen's propulsive prose and sharp dialogue. She's particularly good at capturing the way people talk about their ailments over dinner and in the middle of other activities. Conversations with friends ramble from her medical problem to tiger maple furniture in an utterly convincing way, and one darkly funny scene shows a pal urging Kaysen to buy a coral necklace following a particularly horrid visit to the doctor because, "You have to get a nice thing after that appointment." Kaysen's laconic humor keeps the book from seeming self-pitying, though her terseness tends to muffle its emotional impact; she expresses her emotions without really conveying them to the reader in any depth. Nonetheless, the pared-down candor that made her portrait of mental illness so gripping in Girl, Interrupted also distinguishes this account of a decidedly physical affliction. --Wendy Smith ]]> 2001 3 3 false Thu Mar 08 17:29:34 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 16 16:26:41 -0800 2009 13163889 106419 28092 0679763430 9780679763437 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415m/28092.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415s/28092.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28092.The_Camera_My_Mother_Gave_Me 3.23 275 clitoris and vulvologist, not to mention earthier ones like the F word, on virtually every page to attract the startled attention of the passenger in the next seat. Bluntly describing her yearlong effort to deal with a searing pain in her vagina, Susanna Kaysen doesn't stint on the details of what this malady did to her relationship with her boyfriend (nothing good), nor is she forgiving of the callousness and stupidity displayed by some of her doctors and various alternative health practitioners. Yet her appalling saga is compulsively readable, thanks to Kaysen's propulsive prose and sharp dialogue. She's particularly good at capturing the way people talk about their ailments over dinner and in the middle of other activities. Conversations with friends ramble from her medical problem to tiger maple furniture in an utterly convincing way, and one darkly funny scene shows a pal urging Kaysen to buy a coral necklace following a particularly horrid visit to the doctor because, "You have to get a nice thing after that appointment." Kaysen's laconic humor keeps the book from seeming self-pitying, though her terseness tends to muffle its emotional impact; she expresses her emotions without really conveying them to the reader in any depth. Nonetheless, the pared-down candor that made her portrait of mental illness so gripping in Girl, Interrupted also distinguishes this account of a decidedly physical affliction. --Wendy Smith ]]> 2001 1 3 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 22 10:22:57 -0800 2008 Mon Apr 07 10:27:51 -0700 2008
I can handle a short book entirely devoted to a woman's vulva. I am completely comfortable with my own and others', and I constantly use words like cunt, pussy, and vulva in a non-derogatory conte...more...]]> 27375039 1090413 411226 0679443908 9780679443902 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174514580m/411226.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174514580s/411226.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/411226.The_Camera_My_Mother_Gave_Me 3.10 39 clitoris and vulvologist, not to mention earthier ones like the F word, on virtually every page to attract the startled attention of the passenger in the next seat. Bluntly describing her yearlong effort to deal with a searing pain in her vagina, Susanna Kaysen doesn't stint on the details of what this malady did to her relationship with her boyfriend (nothing good), nor is she forgiving of the callousness and stupidity displayed by some of her doctors and various alternative health practitioners. Yet her appalling saga is compulsively readable, thanks to Kaysen's propulsive prose and sharp dialogue. She's particularly good at capturing the way people talk about their ailments over dinner and in the middle of other activities. Conversations with friends ramble from her medical problem to tiger maple furniture in an utterly convincing way, and one darkly funny scene shows a pal urging Kaysen to buy a coral necklace following a particularly horrid visit to the doctor because, "You have to get a nice thing after that appointment." Kaysen's laconic humor keeps the book from seeming self-pitying, though her terseness tends to muffle its emotional impact; she expresses her emotions without really conveying them to the reader in any depth. Nonetheless, the pared-down candor that made her portrait of mental illness so gripping in Girl, Interrupted also distinguishes this account of a decidedly physical affliction. --Wendy Smith ]]> 2001 2 2 false Tue Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 19:11:47 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 07:15:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 6547102 239005 411226 0679443908 9780679443902 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174514580m/411226.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174514580s/411226.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/411226.The_Camera_My_Mother_Gave_Me 3.23 275 clitoris and vulvologist, not to mention earthier ones like the F word, on virtually every page to attract the startled attention of the passenger in the next seat. Bluntly describing her yearlong effort to deal with a searing pain in her vagina, Susanna Kaysen doesn't stint on the details of what this malady did to her relationship with her boyfriend (nothing good), nor is she forgiving of the callousness and stupidity displayed by some of her doctors and various alternative health practitioners. Yet her appalling saga is compulsively readable, thanks to Kaysen's propulsive prose and sharp dialogue. She's particularly good at capturing the way people talk about their ailments over dinner and in the middle of other activities. Conversations with friends ramble from her medical problem to tiger maple furniture in an utterly convincing way, and one darkly funny scene shows a pal urging Kaysen to buy a coral necklace following a particularly horrid visit to the doctor because, "You have to get a nice thing after that appointment." Kaysen's laconic humor keeps the book from seeming self-pitying, though her terseness tends to muffle its emotional impact; she expresses her emotions without really conveying them to the reader in any depth. Nonetheless, the pared-down candor that made her portrait of mental illness so gripping in Girl, Interrupted also distinguishes this account of a decidedly physical affliction. --Wendy Smith ]]> 2001 4 2 false Fri Sep 21 08:56:42 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 21 08:58:03 -0700 2007 16444008 945509 28092 0679763430 9780679763437 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415m/28092.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415s/28092.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28092.The_Camera_My_Mother_Gave_Me 3.23 275 clitoris and vulvologist, not to mention earthier ones like the F word, on virtually every page to attract the startled attention of the passenger in the next seat. Bluntly describing her yearlong effort to deal with a searing pain in her vagina, Susanna Kaysen doesn't stint on the details of what this malady did to her relationship with her boyfriend (nothing good), nor is she forgiving of the callousness and stupidity displayed by some of her doctors and various alternative health practitioners. Yet her appalling saga is compulsively readable, thanks to Kaysen's propulsive prose and sharp dialogue. She's particularly good at capturing the way people talk about their ailments over dinner and in the middle of other activities. Conversations with friends ramble from her medical problem to tiger maple furniture in an utterly convincing way, and one darkly funny scene shows a pal urging Kaysen to buy a coral necklace following a particularly horrid visit to the doctor because, "You have to get a nice thing after that appointment." Kaysen's laconic humor keeps the book from seeming self-pitying, though her terseness tends to muffle its emotional impact; she expresses her emotions without really conveying them to the reader in any depth. Nonetheless, the pared-down candor that made her portrait of mental illness so gripping in Girl, Interrupted also distinguishes this account of a decidedly physical affliction. --Wendy Smith ]]> 2001 5 2 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Tue Feb 26 13:48:13 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 13:57:13 -0800 2008 36085342 1649809 28092 0679763430 9780679763437 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415m/28092.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415s/28092.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28092.The_Camera_My_Mother_Gave_Me 3.23 275 clitoris and vulvologist, not to mention earthier ones like the F word, on virtually every page to attract the startled attention of the passenger in the next seat. Bluntly describing her yearlong effort to deal with a searing pain in her vagina, Susanna Kaysen doesn't stint on the details of what this malady did to her relationship with her boyfriend (nothing good), nor is she forgiving of the callousness and stupidity displayed by some of her doctors and various alternative health practitioners. Yet her appalling saga is compulsively readable, thanks to Kaysen's propulsive prose and sharp dialogue. She's particularly good at capturing the way people talk about their ailments over dinner and in the middle of other activities. Conversations with friends ramble from her medical problem to tiger maple furniture in an utterly convincing way, and one darkly funny scene shows a pal urging Kaysen to buy a coral necklace following a particularly horrid visit to the doctor because, "You have to get a nice thing after that appointment." Kaysen's laconic humor keeps the book from seeming self-pitying, though her terseness tends to muffle its emotional impact; she expresses her emotions without really conveying them to the reader in any depth. Nonetheless, the pared-down candor that made her portrait of mental illness so gripping in Girl, Interrupted also distinguishes this account of a decidedly physical affliction. --Wendy Smith ]]> 2001 5 1 false Thu Nov 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Oct 24 03:22:55 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 27 02:31:07 -0800 2008 1
The explanation of the title comes from an interview with Kaysen:

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Conversations with friends ramble from her medical problem to tiger maple furniture in an utterly convincing way, and one darkly funny scene shows a pal urging Kaysen to buy a coral necklace following a particularly horrid visit to the doctor because, "You have to get a nice thing after that appointment." Kaysen's laconic humor keeps the book from seeming self-pitying, though her terseness tends to muffle its emotional impact; she expresses her emotions without really conveying them to the reader in any depth. Nonetheless, the pared-down candor that made her portrait of mental illness so gripping in Girl, Interrupted also distinguishes this account of a decidedly physical affliction. --Wendy Smith ]]> 2001 3 0 false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 11:31:32 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 11:57:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 27524269 1338486 28092 0679763430 9780679763437 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415m/28092.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415s/28092.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28092.The_Camera_My_Mother_Gave_Me 3.23 275 clitoris and vulvologist, not to mention earthier ones like the F word, on virtually every page to attract the startled attention of the passenger in the next seat. Bluntly describing her yearlong effort to deal with a searing pain in her vagina, Susanna Kaysen doesn't stint on the details of what this malady did to her relationship with her boyfriend (nothing good), nor is she forgiving of the callousness and stupidity displayed by some of her doctors and various alternative health practitioners. Yet her appalling saga is compulsively readable, thanks to Kaysen's propulsive prose and sharp dialogue. She's particularly good at capturing the way people talk about their ailments over dinner and in the middle of other activities. Conversations with friends ramble from her medical problem to tiger maple furniture in an utterly convincing way, and one darkly funny scene shows a pal urging Kaysen to buy a coral necklace following a particularly horrid visit to the doctor because, "You have to get a nice thing after that appointment." Kaysen's laconic humor keeps the book from seeming self-pitying, though her terseness tends to muffle its emotional impact; she expresses her emotions without really conveying them to the reader in any depth. Nonetheless, the pared-down candor that made her portrait of mental illness so gripping in Girl, Interrupted also distinguishes this account of a decidedly physical affliction. --Wendy Smith ]]> 2001 5 1 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 09:44:34 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 09:51:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 70907877 817624 28092 0679763430 9780679763437 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415m/28092.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415s/28092.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28092.The_Camera_My_Mother_Gave_Me 3.23 275 clitoris and vulvologist, not to mention earthier ones like the F word, on virtually every page to attract the startled attention of the passenger in the next seat. Bluntly describing her yearlong effort to deal with a searing pain in her vagina, Susanna Kaysen doesn't stint on the details of what this malady did to her relationship with her boyfriend (nothing good), nor is she forgiving of the callousness and stupidity displayed by some of her doctors and various alternative health practitioners. Yet her appalling saga is compulsively readable, thanks to Kaysen's propulsive prose and sharp dialogue. She's particularly good at capturing the way people talk about their ailments over dinner and in the middle of other activities. Conversations with friends ramble from her medical problem to tiger maple furniture in an utterly convincing way, and one darkly funny scene shows a pal urging Kaysen to buy a coral necklace following a particularly horrid visit to the doctor because, "You have to get a nice thing after that appointment." Kaysen's laconic humor keeps the book from seeming self-pitying, though her terseness tends to muffle its emotional impact; she expresses her emotions without really conveying them to the reader in any depth. Nonetheless, the pared-down candor that made her portrait of mental illness so gripping in Girl, Interrupted also distinguishes this account of a decidedly physical affliction. --Wendy Smith ]]> 2001 3 0 false Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 18:47:09 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 18:56:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 15598128 82845 28092 0679763430 9780679763437 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415m/28092.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415s/28092.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28092.The_Camera_My_Mother_Gave_Me 3.23 275 clitoris and vulvologist, not to mention earthier ones like the F word, on virtually every page to attract the startled attention of the passenger in the next seat. Bluntly describing her yearlong effort to deal with a searing pain in her vagina, Susanna Kaysen doesn't stint on the details of what this malady did to her relationship with her boyfriend (nothing good), nor is she forgiving of the callousness and stupidity displayed by some of her doctors and various alternative health practitioners. Yet her appalling saga is compulsively readable, thanks to Kaysen's propulsive prose and sharp dialogue. She's particularly good at capturing the way people talk about their ailments over dinner and in the middle of other activities. Conversations with friends ramble from her medical problem to tiger maple furniture in an utterly convincing way, and one darkly funny scene shows a pal urging Kaysen to buy a coral necklace following a particularly horrid visit to the doctor because, "You have to get a nice thing after that appointment." Kaysen's laconic humor keeps the book from seeming self-pitying, though her terseness tends to muffle its emotional impact; she expresses her emotions without really conveying them to the reader in any depth. Nonetheless, the pared-down candor that made her portrait of mental illness so gripping in Girl, Interrupted also distinguishes this account of a decidedly physical affliction. --Wendy Smith ]]> 2001 4 1 false Sat Feb 16 18:50:58 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 19:01:39 -0800 2008 3479219 119543 411226 0679443908 9780679443902 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174514580m/411226.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174514580s/411226.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/411226.The_Camera_My_Mother_Gave_Me 3.23 275 clitoris and vulvologist, not to mention earthier ones like the F word, on virtually every page to attract the startled attention of the passenger in the next seat. Bluntly describing her yearlong effort to deal with a searing pain in her vagina, Susanna Kaysen doesn't stint on the details of what this malady did to her relationship with her boyfriend (nothing good), nor is she forgiving of the callousness and stupidity displayed by some of her doctors and various alternative health practitioners. Yet her appalling saga is compulsively readable, thanks to Kaysen's propulsive prose and sharp dialogue. She's particularly good at capturing the way people talk about their ailments over dinner and in the middle of other activities. Conversations with friends ramble from her medical problem to tiger maple furniture in an utterly convincing way, and one darkly funny scene shows a pal urging Kaysen to buy a coral necklace following a particularly horrid visit to the doctor because, "You have to get a nice thing after that appointment." Kaysen's laconic humor keeps the book from seeming self-pitying, though her terseness tends to muffle its emotional impact; she expresses her emotions without really conveying them to the reader in any depth. Nonetheless, the pared-down candor that made her portrait of mental illness so gripping in Girl, Interrupted also distinguishes this account of a decidedly physical affliction. --Wendy Smith ]]> 2001 3 1 false Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Jul 24 17:54:35 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 01:51:54 -0800 2009 18039172 940634 28092 0679763430 9780679763437 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415m/28092.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415s/28092.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28092.The_Camera_My_Mother_Gave_Me 3.23 275 clitoris and vulvologist, not to mention earthier ones like the F word, on virtually every page to attract the startled attention of the passenger in the next seat. 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Kaysen's laconic humor keeps the book from seeming self-pitying, though her terseness tends to muffle its emotional impact; she expresses her emotions without really conveying them to the reader in any depth. Nonetheless, the pared-down candor that made her portrait of mental illness so gripping in Girl, Interrupted also distinguishes this account of a decidedly physical affliction. --Wendy Smith ]]> 2001 1 1 false Tue Mar 18 14:52:18 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 14:52:58 -0700 2008 65966572 2589619 411226 0679443908 9780679443902 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174514580m/411226.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174514580s/411226.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/411226.The_Camera_My_Mother_Gave_Me 3.23 275 clitoris and vulvologist, not to mention earthier ones like the F word, on virtually every page to attract the startled attention of the passenger in the next seat. Bluntly describing her yearlong effort to deal with a searing pain in her vagina, Susanna Kaysen doesn't stint on the details of what this malady did to her relationship with her boyfriend (nothing good), nor is she forgiving of the callousness and stupidity displayed by some of her doctors and various alternative health practitioners. Yet her appalling saga is compulsively readable, thanks to Kaysen's propulsive prose and sharp dialogue. She's particularly good at capturing the way people talk about their ailments over dinner and in the middle of other activities. Conversations with friends ramble from her medical problem to tiger maple furniture in an utterly convincing way, and one darkly funny scene shows a pal urging Kaysen to buy a coral necklace following a particularly horrid visit to the doctor because, "You have to get a nice thing after that appointment." Kaysen's laconic humor keeps the book from seeming self-pitying, though her terseness tends to muffle its emotional impact; she expresses her emotions without really conveying them to the reader in any depth. Nonetheless, the pared-down candor that made her portrait of mental illness so gripping in Girl, Interrupted also distinguishes this account of a decidedly physical affliction. --Wendy Smith ]]> 2001 2 0 true Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Aug 03 02:15:19 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 02:22:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 62529340 1228180 28092 0679763430 9780679763437 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415m/28092.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415s/28092.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28092.The_Camera_My_Mother_Gave_Me 3.23 275 clitoris and vulvologist, not to mention earthier ones like the F word, on virtually every page to attract the startled attention of the passenger in the next seat. Bluntly describing her yearlong effort to deal with a searing pain in her vagina, Susanna Kaysen doesn't stint on the details of what this malady did to her relationship with her boyfriend (nothing good), nor is she forgiving of the callousness and stupidity displayed by some of her doctors and various alternative health practitioners. Yet her appalling saga is compulsively readable, thanks to Kaysen's propulsive prose and sharp dialogue. She's particularly good at capturing the way people talk about their ailments over dinner and in the middle of other activities. Conversations with friends ramble from her medical problem to tiger maple furniture in an utterly convincing way, and one darkly funny scene shows a pal urging Kaysen to buy a coral necklace following a particularly horrid visit to the doctor because, "You have to get a nice thing after that appointment." Kaysen's laconic humor keeps the book from seeming self-pitying, though her terseness tends to muffle its emotional impact; she expresses her emotions without really conveying them to the reader in any depth. Nonetheless, the pared-down candor that made her portrait of mental illness so gripping in Girl, Interrupted also distinguishes this account of a decidedly physical affliction. --Wendy Smith ]]> 2001 4 1 false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 15:19:03 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 10:06:04 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 58895605 1177500 28092 0679763430 9780679763437 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415m/28092.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415s/28092.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28092.The_Camera_My_Mother_Gave_Me 3.23 275 clitoris and vulvologist, not to mention earthier ones like the F word, on virtually every page to attract the startled attention of the passenger in the next seat. Bluntly describing her yearlong effort to deal with a searing pain in her vagina, Susanna Kaysen doesn't stint on the details of what this malady did to her relationship with her boyfriend (nothing good), nor is she forgiving of the callousness and stupidity displayed by some of her doctors and various alternative health practitioners. Yet her appalling saga is compulsively readable, thanks to Kaysen's propulsive prose and sharp dialogue. She's particularly good at capturing the way people talk about their ailments over dinner and in the middle of other activities. Conversations with friends ramble from her medical problem to tiger maple furniture in an utterly convincing way, and one darkly funny scene shows a pal urging Kaysen to buy a coral necklace following a particularly horrid visit to the doctor because, "You have to get a nice thing after that appointment." Kaysen's laconic humor keeps the book from seeming self-pitying, though her terseness tends to muffle its emotional impact; she expresses her emotions without really conveying them to the reader in any depth. Nonetheless, the pared-down candor that made her portrait of mental illness so gripping in Girl, Interrupted also distinguishes this account of a decidedly physical affliction. --Wendy Smith ]]> 2001 3 0 false Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 13:48:48 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 13:56:54 -0700 2009
Graphic, and rather painful story about Kaysen's Vagina (didn't mean to capitalize it, but by the time you're through with this sto...more...]]> 47879550 891714 28092 0679763430 9780679763437 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415m/28092.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415s/28092.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28092.The_Camera_My_Mother_Gave_Me 3.23 275 clitoris and vulvologist, not to mention earthier ones like the F word, on virtually every page to attract the startled attention of the passenger in the next seat. Bluntly describing her yearlong effort to deal with a searing pain in her vagina, Susanna Kaysen doesn't stint on the details of what this malady did to her relationship with her boyfriend (nothing good), nor is she forgiving of the callousness and stupidity displayed by some of her doctors and various alternative health practitioners. Yet her appalling saga is compulsively readable, thanks to Kaysen's propulsive prose and sharp dialogue. She's particularly good at capturing the way people talk about their ailments over dinner and in the middle of other activities. Conversations with friends ramble from her medical problem to tiger maple furniture in an utterly convincing way, and one darkly funny scene shows a pal urging Kaysen to buy a coral necklace following a particularly horrid visit to the doctor because, "You have to get a nice thing after that appointment." Kaysen's laconic humor keeps the book from seeming self-pitying, though her terseness tends to muffle its emotional impact; she expresses her emotions without really conveying them to the reader in any depth. Nonetheless, the pared-down candor that made her portrait of mental illness so gripping in Girl, Interrupted also distinguishes this account of a decidedly physical affliction. --Wendy Smith ]]> 2001 4 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 07:54:56 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 07:56:29 -0800 2009 more...]]> 72192054 193453 28092 0679763430 9780679763437 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415m/28092.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415s/28092.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28092.The_Camera_My_Mother_Gave_Me 3.23 275 clitoris and vulvologist, not to mention earthier ones like the F word, on virtually every page to attract the startled attention of the passenger in the next seat. Bluntly describing her yearlong effort to deal with a searing pain in her vagina, Susanna Kaysen doesn't stint on the details of what this malady did to her relationship with her boyfriend (nothing good), nor is she forgiving of the callousness and stupidity displayed by some of her doctors and various alternative health practitioners. Yet her appalling saga is compulsively readable, thanks to Kaysen's propulsive prose and sharp dialogue. She's particularly good at capturing the way people talk about their ailments over dinner and in the middle of other activities. Conversations with friends ramble from her medical problem to tiger maple furniture in an utterly convincing way, and one darkly funny scene shows a pal urging Kaysen to buy a coral necklace following a particularly horrid visit to the doctor because, "You have to get a nice thing after that appointment." Kaysen's laconic humor keeps the book from seeming self-pitying, though her terseness tends to muffle its emotional impact; she expresses her emotions without really conveying them to the reader in any depth. Nonetheless, the pared-down candor that made her portrait of mental illness so gripping in Girl, Interrupted also distinguishes this account of a decidedly physical affliction. --Wendy Smith ]]> 2001 4 0 false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 20:50:55 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 20:53:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 52190509 1826896 28092 0679763430 9780679763437 43 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415m/28092.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167920415s/28092.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28092.The_Camera_My_Mother_Gave_Me 3.23 275 clitoris and vulvologist, not to mention earthier ones like the F word, on virtually every page to attract the startled attention of the passenger in the next seat. Bluntly describing her yearlong effort to deal with a searing pain in her vagina, Susanna Kaysen doesn't stint on the details of what this malady did to her relationship with her boyfriend (nothing good), nor is she forgiving of the callousness and stupidity displayed by some of her doctors and various alternative health practitioners. Yet her appalling saga is compulsively readable, thanks to Kaysen's propulsive prose and sharp dialogue. She's particularly good at capturing the way people talk about their ailments over dinner and in the middle of other activities. Conversations with friends ramble from her medical problem to tiger maple furniture in an utterly convincing way, and one darkly funny scene shows a pal urging Kaysen to buy a coral necklace following a particularly horrid visit to the doctor because, "You have to get a nice thing after that appointment." Kaysen's laconic humor keeps the book from seeming self-pitying, though her terseness tends to muffle its emotional impact; she expresses her emotions without really conveying them to the reader in any depth. Nonetheless, the pared-down candor that made her portrait of mental illness so gripping in Girl, Interrupted also distinguishes this account of a decidedly physical affliction. --Wendy Smith ]]> 2001 3 0 false Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 09:13:30 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 09:16:16 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=28092