Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir by Lauren Slater

Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir

Lauren Slater

221 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction memoir psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Lying chronicles the doctors, the tests, the seizures, the family embarrassments, even as it explores a sensitive child's illness as both metaphor and a means of attention-getting--a human being's susceptibility to malady, and to storytelling as an

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Moods

reflective 88%
emotional 66%
challenging 55%
dark 55%
mysterious 44%
sad 44%
funny 22%
informative 22%
inspiring 22%
tense 22%
adventurous 11%
hopeful 11%

Pace

medium 70%
fast 20%
slow 10%

Average rating

3.89

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