Tag Archives: psychology

Up from the Blue, by Susan Henderson

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Thistle

Tillie’s life was ripped apart when she was eight years old. Her mother, suffering from a depression her family doesn’t understand, suddenly disappears when the family moves across the country. Tillie tries to investigate, suspecting her father of a crime, … Continue reading →

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Notes on a Scandal, by Zoë Heller

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Thistle

When Sheba, a pottery teacher in London, is discovered having an affair with one of her high school students, her life is understandably torn apart. She loses her job, she splits with her husband, and she’s denied all but limited … Continue reading →

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Little Children, by Tom Perrotta

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Thistle

Sarah doesn’t fit in. She takes her daughter to the playground near her home in an upper-middle class suburb, but she knows she’s different from the other moms there. While they talk about fatigue, sex, and their daily schedules, conversation … Continue reading →

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Artichoke’s Heart, by Suzanne Supplee

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Thistle

When you’re normal-sized, no one cares what you eat; when you’re fat, it’s everybody’s business. Rosemary Goode is fifteen, five-foot six inches, and almost 200 lbs. Food is her comfort and she eats lots of it, especially the chocolate variety. … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Danish Girl, by David Ebershoff

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Thistle

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Liar, by Justine Larbalestier

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Thistle

There will be absolutely no spoilers, not even a hint of them, in this review. Micah is a liar. Nothing she says can be trusted. And yet she swears that she didn’t kill her boyfriend Zach. She had nothing to … Continue reading →

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Catcher in the Rye, by JD Salinger

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Thistle

I first read Catcher in the Rye in 2001 when I was 22 years old. That year, I read a book every week and 95% of them were classics (that’s what I had access to). Because I read so many … Continue reading →

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Crime and Punishment (graphic novel), by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Thistle

I have not read the original version of Crime and Punishment. To be honest, I’m quite scared of it. When I was really young, I heard that C&P and War & Peace were the two long, tough, boring Russian novels … Continue reading →

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The Red Tree, by Shaun Tan

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Thistle

Fair warning – I want to discuss what this book means to me, which means I will talk about everything, including the end. While the book is more about the journey and less about what happens, if you don’t want … Continue reading →

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Born on a Blue Day, by Daniel Tammet

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Thistle

I was born on 31 January 1979 – a Wednesday. I know it was a Wednesday, because the date is blue in my mind and Wednesdays are always blue. Daniel Tammet has savant syndrome. He can recite the numbers of … Continue reading →

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