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Comprende i nomi: Emily Rapp Black, Emily Rapp Black

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Opere di Emily Rapp

Poster Child: A Memoir (2006) 115 copie
Sanctuary: A Memoir (2021) 28 copie

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2.5 stars

Rapp made some good points and observations in the first half of the book, particularly on what it's like to live with a disability (read: not as devastating as people imagine). The second half dragged for me, and felt like filler. Perhaps this was just because the author and I have very different personalities and so we grieve very differently.

It was sad to see that though she had grown up in a Christian family, the author never became a Christian herself, and her spiritual beliefs are a conglomeration of various religions and systems. Because of this, she doesn't necessarily believe in God or heaven, and so has no assurance of life after death for her son. This left the book without any real conclusion, and that contributed to my not liking the second half much.

I hate to complain about a book like this, that's so personal, but I also wished she had spent a few more minutes describing Tay-Sachs, the rare disease her son has. I'd never heard of it, and the book didn't give me a clear picture of what it actually is.

Rapp quotes a lot of poetry, which just isn't my thing, and some of the language was a bit flowery for me. There was also quite a bit of profanity.

I wouldn't bother to recommend this one. It's one of those books I'll barely remember a year from now. It's already fading fast...
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RachelRachelRachel | 4 altre recensioni | Nov 21, 2023 |
Anyone that gives Sanctuary a low rating hasn't been through enough bullshit to get why this is all wowie wow wow. To even have the ability to share such trauma about her first marriage, son and what followed is a 5 star accomplishment and genius.

I especially enjoyed how her literary references envelope her trauma story with poetry and philosophy like a tear stained messenger from The Universe.

I'm grateful to have read Sanctuary.

 
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CammieH | 2 altre recensioni | Sep 18, 2023 |
I don't get memoirists who spend their whole book feeding you other author's quotes. It's like being in a relationship with someone who gives you mix tapes instead of actually talking with you.

So, yeah, this book is crammed with epigraphs, quotes, and literary analysis as the author writes an academic examination of grief while dealing with the terminal diagnosis for her infant son. I found it hard to engage with the author as she constantly pushed other people's thoughts between us.

This is not the sort of book I would usually read, but I was intrigued by the notion of reading Emily Rapp's take on the same events covered in her ex-husband's recent and moving graphic memoir, Ronan and the Endless Sea of Stars. Their takes on the events aren't different, per se, but the way they processed them into their writing is very different. Reading the two together is sort of interesting, but if you can only read one, go for the graphic novel.
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villemezbrown | 4 altre recensioni | Aug 5, 2023 |
Rapp writes a nice sentence, but holy hell this was boring. I feel certain that I have fulfilled my lifetime quota of reading about visits to the prosthetist's office. Though their lives are altogether different this reminded me of the Dave Grohl bio which I abandoned early on. Well put together, the memoirists both seem like nice people, but so filled with the mundane it is impossible to imagine anyone could possibly be interested.
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Narshkite | 1 altra recensione | Mar 31, 2022 |

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