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Sorrow and Bliss
by Meg Mason
How would you feel if your parents hiding your illness for half of your life? does that give you right to blame people around you?
Sorrow and Bliss is a story of a 40 year old woman named Martha. She loves her father dearly, and her mother in her own way. Her only sister is her soul mate, despite both of them have totally different characters.
When Martha was 17, she fell ill. Her parents took her to see the doctor, and she was referred to a psychiatrist. Whom then gave her medicine, without thorough examination. Amazing how easy these medical practitioners give patients high dose of drugs. Perhaps it is what happened in a first country where drugs are cheap.
Despite the illness, Martha tried her best to continue her life. She went to college, fell in love, got married. divorced, fell in love again, and married (again). One thing for sure about her marriage is that she does not want to have children, which her husband agrees.
This is so far the most enjoyable read I had this year. Watching Martha cope, work, live, have affairs, weep, and cause her family terrible worry is a lot more entertaining than seems possible. It is not a preachy-teachy book. But it does show how humans are connected to each other in spite of themselves. What you say matters. Her family and friends move between patient sympathy and frustrated annoyance, when they scold and lecture her about taking their feelings into account. Is she just putting it on for attention? Her symptoms are so varied and the doctors’ assorted medications just make her feel awful.
The writing in this book really stood out to me. It’s bold, unashamed, blunt, and often hilarious. There’s been a lot of Fleabag comparison out there and i can absolutely see the overlap.
Sorrow and Bliss is a story of a 40 year old woman named Martha. She loves her father dearly, and her mother in her own way. Her only sister is her soul mate, despite both of them have totally different characters.
When Martha was 17, she fell ill. Her parents took her to see the doctor, and she was referred to a psychiatrist. Whom then gave her medicine, without thorough examination. Amazing how easy these medical practitioners give patients high dose of drugs. Perhaps it is what happened in a first country where drugs are cheap.
Despite the illness, Martha tried her best to continue her life. She went to college, fell in love, got married. divorced, fell in love again, and married (again). One thing for sure about her marriage is that she does not want to have children, which her husband agrees.
This is so far the most enjoyable read I had this year. Watching Martha cope, work, live, have affairs, weep, and cause her family terrible worry is a lot more entertaining than seems possible. It is not a preachy-teachy book. But it does show how humans are connected to each other in spite of themselves. What you say matters. Her family and friends move between patient sympathy and frustrated annoyance, when they scold and lecture her about taking their feelings into account. Is she just putting it on for attention? Her symptoms are so varied and the doctors’ assorted medications just make her feel awful.
The writing in this book really stood out to me. It’s bold, unashamed, blunt, and often hilarious. There’s been a lot of Fleabag comparison out there and i can absolutely see the overlap.