Emily's votes on the list Chronic Illness Books

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1	Monsterhuman (Norwegian Literature) by Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold 3.86 avg rating — 387 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Pain Woman Takes Your Keys, and Other Essays from a Nervous System by Sonya Huber (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 499 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Cancer Journals by Audre Lorde 4.43 avg rating — 5,756 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death by Jean-Dominique Bauby 3.97 avg rating — 79,019 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Wit by Margaret Edson 4.14 avg rating — 17,772 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Morphine by Mikhail Bulgakov 4.06 avg rating — 12,060 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	In the Land of Pain by Alphonse Daudet 3.68 avg rating — 622 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy 4.14 avg rating — 250,412 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Don't Lose Sight: Vanity, incompetence, and my ill-fated left eye by Genevieve Chornenki (Goodreads Author) 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis 4.13 avg rating — 76,324 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Book of Job: When Bad Things Happened to a Good Person (Jewish Encounters Series) by Harold S. Kushner 4.03 avg rating — 774 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Ask Me About My Uterus: A Quest to Make Doctors Believe in Women's Pain by Abby Norman 3.93 avg rating — 2,762 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Body Broken by Lynne Greenberg 3.56 avg rating — 214 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness by Karen Armstrong 3.94 avg rating — 8,883 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Dance Me to the End: Ten Months and Ten Days with ALS by Alison Acheson (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 206 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Shifting into High Gear: One Man's Grave Diagnosis and the Epic Bike Ride That Taught Him What Matters by Kyle Bryant 4.29 avg rating — 110 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Lily Pond: A Memoir of Madness, Memory, Myth and Metamorphosis by Mike Barnes 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness by William Styron 3.99 avg rating — 32,259 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Committed to the Sane Asylum: Narratives on Mental Wellness and Healing by Susan Schellenberg 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	All in My Head: An Epic Quest to Cure an Unrelenting, Totally Unreasonable, and Only Slightly Enlightening Headache by Paula Kamen 3.92 avg rating — 286 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness by Elyn R. Saks 4.33 avg rating — 23,990 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person: A Memoir in Comics – A Cartoonist's Irreverent and Humorous Examination of Breast Cancer Experience by Miriam Engelberg 3.89 avg rating — 636 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	A Brain Wider Than the Sky: A Migraine Diary by Andrew Levy 3.67 avg rating — 315 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Following Scan Will Last Five Minutes by Lieke Marsman 4.07 avg rating — 579 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Shaking Woman, or A History of My Nerves by Siri Hustvedt 3.62 avg rating — 2,130 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Green Migraine by Michael Dickman 3.82 avg rating — 108 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	In-Between Days: A Memoir About Living with Cancer by Teva Harrison (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 768 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Let the Whole Thundering World Come Home: A Memoir by Natalie Goldberg 4.14 avg rating — 541 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Marbles: Mania, Depression, Michelangelo, and Me by Ellen Forney 4.02 avg rating — 16,895 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	On Being Ill by Virginia Woolf 3.97 avg rating — 3,199 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Chronic Illness Experience: Embracing the Imperfect Life by Cheri Register 4.18 avg rating — 28 ratings Emily rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Between Gardens: Observations on Gardening,Friendship and Disability by Carol Graham Chudley 4.43 avg rating — 14 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	In Every Moment We Are Still Alive by Tom Malmquist 3.46 avg rating — 3,588 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Staircase Letters: An Extraordinary Friendship at the End of Life by Arthur Motyer 3.60 avg rating — 45 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Unravelling: How our caregiving safety net came unstrung and we were left grasping at threads, struggling to plait a new one by Clem Martini (Goodreads Author) 4.63 avg rating — 46 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	One-Breasted Woman by Susan Deborah King really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Forsaken Garden: Four Conversations on the Deep Meaning of Environmental Illness by Nancy Ryley 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Psychiatric Tales: Eleven Graphic Stories About Mental Illness by Darryl Cunningham (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 2,250 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Deep in the Brain: Living with Parkinson's Disease by Helmut Dubiel 3.84 avg rating — 44 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Inside Out: Portrait of an Eating Disorder by Nadia Shivack 3.23 avg rating — 394 ratings Emily rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Epileptic by David B. 3.89 avg rating — 13,882 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Let Me Sleep Until This Is Just a Dream (Norwegian Literature) by Ellissiv Stifoss-Hansen 3.57 avg rating — 54 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Care and Handling of Roses with Thorns by Margaret Dilloway (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 2,525 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Death of a Beekeeper by Lars Gustafsson 3.79 avg rating — 1,447 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Language of Water by Jude Clarke 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings Emily rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	A Victory Garden for Trying Times by Debi Goodwin 4.10 avg rating — 73 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Testament (Literature in Translation Series) by Vickie Gendreau 3.66 avg rating — 619 ratings Emily rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Drama Queens (Literature in Translation Series) by Vickie Gendreau 3.77 avg rating — 277 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Camera My Mother Gave Me by Susanna Kaysen 3.39 avg rating — 1,474 ratings Emily rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Rowing Without Oars: A Memoir of Living and Dying by Ulla-Carin Lindquist 4.03 avg rating — 821 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Pain Studies by Lisa Olstein 3.50 avg rating — 224 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Language of Pain: Finding Words, Compassion, and Relief by David Biro (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 38 ratings Emily rated it 2 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Inside Chronic Pain: An Intimate and Critical Account by Lous Heshusius 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings Emily added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Handywoman by Kate Davies (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 254 ratings Emily added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Intoxicated by My Illness and Other Writings on Life and Death by Anatole Broyard 3.95 avg rating — 511 ratings Emily added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	My Leaky Body: Tales from the Gurney by Julie Devaney (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 136 ratings Emily added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The Secret History of a Woman Patient by Janet Rhys Dent 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings Emily added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Giving Up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel 3.95 avg rating — 5,091 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 4.41 avg rating — 843,852 ratings Emily added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Speaking of Sadness: Depression, Disconnection, and the Meanings of Illness by David A. Karp 3.80 avg rating — 261 ratings Emily added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Out of Joint: A Private and Public Story of Arthritis by Mary Felstiner 3.95 avg rating — 56 ratings Emily added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Blindsided: Lifting a Life Above Illness: A Reluctant Memoir by Richard Merrill Cohen 3.56 avg rating — 724 ratings Emily added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Tender Points by Amy Berkowitz (Goodreads Author) 4.49 avg rating — 818 ratings Emily rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	I've Heard the Vultures Singing: Field Notes on Poetry, Illness, and Nature by Lucia Perillo 4.14 avg rating — 90 ratings Emily rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Niki de Saint Phalle: The Garden of Secrets by Dominique Osuch 3.61 avg rating — 195 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Rx by Rachel Lindsay (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 1,598 ratings Emily rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars