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From: Elizabeth B

To: AIPL@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 1:52 PM

Subject: [AIPL] American Normal

Hi Steph and anyone else out there:

 

I just finished American Normal.  I thought it was a really funny book.  My interpretation was that the author was trying to mock psychiatry.  He does make you ask some really good "think" questions.  I thought it was funny because one of the places he visits and describes is where I live and it was really strange to hear familiar streets and places in the book.  He also describes funny incidents and informs you on other topics.  I learned a little about a disease of the mind called "latah" and learned about how he entered a situation with an officer about to get a ticket and left the situation with the officer saluting him.

 

I recommend this as a book to check out on interlibrary loan, but if I had the chance again this is not a book I would spend money on.

 

Also, I am in the middle of The Out-of-Sync Child which I highly recommend.

 

Elizabeth

Steph Haynes <McSteph@...> wrote:

Hi Elizabeth,

     I have not read American Normal, tell us what you think after you read it.  It sounds like you read extensively.Other than books by  Wing and Atwood, have you read any that you thought were particularly good?

      By the way, that's great that you were able to help that teacher out at the bookstore. I bet she'd be interested in a list such as this one.

 

Steph

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