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Men Have Called Her Crazy by Anna Marie Tendler
4.0
Thank you Simon Books for an a-ARC of Men Have Called Her Crazy.
tw/ self harm, anorexia, depression, suicidal ideation, relationships with older men while she was a minor.
"Men have judged me and men have called me crazy, trusting in their own neutrality. But when neutrality is only accepted by the one who has created it, it is an illusion"
In 2021, Anna Marie Tendler checks herself into a week-long inpatient program after a year of increased depression, anxiety, and a lifetime of self harming. While undergoing psychological testing, therapy sessions, and bonding with her fellow female patients at the hospital, there is one undeniable fact: she has a deep distrust towards men.
What transpires next across Anna Marie Tendler's memoir is the unraveling of a young woman: an investigative dive into all the ways she has been let down and manipulated by men. From the older men who preyed on her while she was still a minor, to the downright-terrible hinge dates post-divorce.
Men Have Called Her Crazy, as implied by the title, narrows in on the negative; but it also reveals a steadfast love that has carried Anna since her adolescence. She shares the deep connection she has with her group of girl best friends, her art, her messy but loving relationship with her mother, and the true love of her life: Petunia the french bulldog.
Men Have Called Her Crazy is an essential read. Prepare a highlighters, notebooks, and a bottle of wine to split with a group of your closest friends. This is a memoir that begs to be discussed.
tw/ self harm, anorexia, depression, suicidal ideation, relationships with older men while she was a minor.
"Men have judged me and men have called me crazy, trusting in their own neutrality. But when neutrality is only accepted by the one who has created it, it is an illusion"
In 2021, Anna Marie Tendler checks herself into a week-long inpatient program after a year of increased depression, anxiety, and a lifetime of self harming. While undergoing psychological testing, therapy sessions, and bonding with her fellow female patients at the hospital, there is one undeniable fact: she has a deep distrust towards men.
What transpires next across Anna Marie Tendler's memoir is the unraveling of a young woman: an investigative dive into all the ways she has been let down and manipulated by men. From the older men who preyed on her while she was still a minor, to the downright-terrible hinge dates post-divorce.
Men Have Called Her Crazy, as implied by the title, narrows in on the negative; but it also reveals a steadfast love that has carried Anna since her adolescence. She shares the deep connection she has with her group of girl best friends, her art, her messy but loving relationship with her mother, and the true love of her life: Petunia the french bulldog.
Men Have Called Her Crazy is an essential read. Prepare a highlighters, notebooks, and a bottle of wine to split with a group of your closest friends. This is a memoir that begs to be discussed.