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I read this book in sort of magical timing: I just watched Women Talking (and have heard Polley speak about the film); I am about the same age as Polley when she wrote (and I am about the same age as Polley as she’s lived); and this book feels like a resonant companion to Hunt’s ‘Unwritten Book’.
I don’t think Polley and I have much in common, objectively. But she writes (/thinks) in ways that are resonant — maybe just to me, but maybe more universally to noticing/remembering — and then thinking about how we notice, how we remember.
Also: you could consider this a companion book for those of us reading and learning about trauma. Polley doesn’t write clinically, but she’s deeply trauma-informed — and the details she reflects on could be considered and held as richly written experience.
I loved this book. I want to recommend it and lend it out right away, but I also want to keep my copy nearby for awhile.
Recommend to: Braelynn, Amy, Jackie, Susan.
I don’t think Polley and I have much in common, objectively. But she writes (/thinks) in ways that are resonant — maybe just to me, but maybe more universally to noticing/remembering — and then thinking about how we notice, how we remember.
Also: you could consider this a companion book for those of us reading and learning about trauma. Polley doesn’t write clinically, but she’s deeply trauma-informed — and the details she reflects on could be considered and held as richly written experience.
I loved this book. I want to recommend it and lend it out right away, but I also want to keep my copy nearby for awhile.
Recommend to: Braelynn, Amy, Jackie, Susan.
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Thank you Sarah Polley :,)
The writing style is beautiful, leading you here and there with an openness. I use to watch road to ave only so it was interesting see the behind scenes, people’s real life. That notion of running towards danger stays with me.
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While Sarah Polley has such a unique life experience, I found her subject matter incredibly relatable. A lot of her essays dealt, either directly or indirectly, with memory and how it can be affected by physical impacts, psychological trauma, or simply the stories we tell ourselves over and over. I found it deeply thought-provoking and the deeper her journey went, the more thorough my self-examinations became.
I also found her description of having a c-section incomparably close to my own experience. Since having one, I’ve realized that there is so little about that type of surgery in modern literature or movies to the point where I really had no idea what to expect (nor how dramatic and intense it would be). I’m so thankful for her candidness with such a personal experience.
I also found her description of having a c-section incomparably close to my own experience. Since having one, I’ve realized that there is so little about that type of surgery in modern literature or movies to the point where I really had no idea what to expect (nor how dramatic and intense it would be). I’m so thankful for her candidness with such a personal experience.