What are you reading?

Greco · 09-03-2010, 05:20 PM

nycfembbw,

Yes, Alice Miller broke some ground didn't she? Interestingly, "The Drama of the Gifted Child" was originally published as "Prisoners of Childhood"? Can you give a review of "The Drama of...."? What made the greatest impact for you in it? I'm reading all her books. Immersing myself in a topic, a theme is one of the ways I enjoy critically thinking about it.

Greco

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Originally Posted by nycfembbw

I love the writing of Alice Miller, so intense and thought-provoking. "The Drama of the Gifted Child" had a real impact on me.

The Merton also sounds intriguing.

Would love to hear reviews of either of the Miller books or Merton when you are done.

nycfem · 09-03-2010, 07:38 PM

I like to do that too.

Ya know, I actually never finished "The Drama..." It was years ago in grad school, and other reading ended up taking priority, and I never went back to it, though the book sits on my shelf waiting for me to go back to it. It's not light reading, so I seem to end up picking up other books instead. Still, it's great and powerful writing. What I was struck by is her psychoanalytic ability to just get right into MY psyche, such that I was having intense dreams about issues from childhood related to her writing that I'd never put together before in consciousness. That's a rarity for me, even though I am a therapist myself and certainly have read other books that examine childhood with depth. Another writer I like that reminds me a bit of Walker is D.W. Winnicot (e.g. the true self vs. the false self). His analytic philosophy and conceptions have a primal truth to them that make sense to me.

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Originally Posted by greco

nycfembbw,

Yes, Alice Miller broke some ground didn't she? Interestingly, "The Drama of the Gifted Child" was originally published as "Prisoners of Childhood"? Can you give a review of "The Drama of...."? What made the greatest impact for you in it? I'm reading all her books. Immersing myself in a topic, a theme is one of the ways I enjoy critically thinking about it.

Greco

nycfem · 09-03-2010, 08:09 PM

Edited to add: I meant Miller of course, not Walker (though I love her writing too!). Just tired

Greco · 09-03-2010, 08:16 PM

Yes, I have found Alice Miller's ability to share on a personal level, and
her direct, forthright writing to be a breath of fresh air. It also shows
her level of commitment to her own healing, which she so eloquently
shares in her books. I respect that she has done her childhood wound
healing, and has been open to sharing her process, her discoveries, and
the forward movement that her life has taken.

Thanks for your sharing, enjoy your weekend.

Greco

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Originally Posted by nycfembbw

I like to do that too.

Ya know, I actually never finished "The Drama..." It was years ago in grad school, and other reading ended up taking priority, and I never went back to it, though the book sits on my shelf waiting for me to go back to it. It's not light reading, so I seem to end up picking up other books instead. Still, it's great and powerful writing. What I was struck by is her psychoanalytic ability to just get right into MY psyche, such that I was having intense dreams about issues from childhood related to her writing that I'd never put together before in consciousness. That's a rarity for me, even though I am a therapist myself and certainly have read other books that examine childhood with depth. Another writer I like that reminds me a bit of Walker is D.W. Winnicot (e.g. the true self vs. the false self). His analytic philosophy and conceptions have a primal truth to them that make sense to me.

Laerkin · 09-03-2010, 09:30 PM

Took a little tryst into some fiction and finished the Steig Larsson trilogy starting with "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and finishing with "Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest".

Moving back into some non-fiction:

"Woman: An Intimate Geography" by Natalie Angier

A biology-based look at womens bodies, genetics, evolution, and sexual function. The author's goal: to prove, using science and history, that women are far superior in practically every way from the cellular and chromosomal level to the evolutionary and cultural level.

It's hysterical, tongue-in-cheek, wonderfully academic, and laughs at itself while simultaneously making me want to beat my chest in proud honor of all of my predisposed fabulousness. Yes, despite current cultural attitudes, woman is the stronger sex.

*insert satisfied grunt*

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Laerkin Member How Do You Identify?: Girlie with a touch of bossy Preferred Pronoun?: She, but not hung up on the details Relationship Status: Parenting our furry family with SmoothButch Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Washington DC Posts: 385 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 772 Thanked 963 Times in 257 Posts Rep Power: 4366971	Took a little tryst into some fiction and finished the Steig Larsson trilogy starting with "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and finishing with "Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest". Moving back into some non-fiction: "Woman: An Intimate Geography" by Natalie Angier A biology-based look at womens bodies, genetics, evolution, and sexual function. The author's goal: to prove, using science and history, that women are far superior in practically every way from the cellular and chromosomal level to the evolutionary and cultural level. It's hysterical, tongue-in-cheek, wonderfully academic, and laughs at itself while simultaneously making me want to beat my chest in proud honor of all of my predisposed fabulousness. Yes, despite current cultural attitudes, woman is the stronger sex. insert satisfied grunt