Saturday, September 26, 2015

Girl In Need of A Tourniquet

Girl in Need of a Tourniquet: Memoir of a Borderline PersonalityGirl in Need of a Tourniquet: Memoir of a Borderline Personality by Merri Lisa Johnson
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

I thought this BPD memoir would be a good way of looking at relationships and maybe give some incite and relative information as to why I have some of the problems I do with relationships but it fell wayyyyy short. The style of this book is written in a bizarre point form that when the author uses a line or 2 or 3 she is moving onto a different topic. She bounces around from idea to idea which is very much like the thought process of a person with BPD at certain times. 2 relevant pieces of information were the 3 categories from the Strange Situation and the 2 dimensional model of interpersonal style. Those I found, I could the information and relate it directly back to myself and see how I fit and where I belonged on the scale.

The book was very confusing to read, and was not a useful or helpful BPD memoir in my opinion.

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Sunday, September 13, 2015

A Dog's Purpose

A Dog's PurposeA Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

WOW

This was right up there with the ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN.

Another book written from a dog's point of view, which I can only imagine is very precarious to write, but Cameron does a fantastic job. There are several different stories but they all end up being joined at the end not only by proving a dog's purpose but also how a dog can have many lives within in a lifetime and at some point they come together. (Almost along the same idea that a cat has several lives in a lifetime) It was really touching at the end when the dog sums up what a dog's purpose is and how multi-faceted it actually is. Then there is a bit about how a human has a purpose and a type of leadership that a dog looks for in us and expects from us, (I'm not doing the best job of explaining it because the way Cameron put it into words was perfect).

I had been eyeing this book for ages and then I read that it was going to be made into a movie so I was like, "Well I better get a jump on that and read it before it comes out because the book is always better than the movie." That will definitely happen for sure. So much happened in this book that when it is made into a movie they won't be able to put it all in the film.

Amazing Amazing book. If you like dog books or animal books you will definitely love this one to the core. Touching, heartwarming, makes you giggle, makes you laugh, might make you cry (didn't make me cry but for the emotional ones out there it will get to you in some parts). Geez get off your butt and get the book and read it already!

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Thursday, September 3, 2015

A Home For Rose

A Home for Rose: How My Life Turned Upside Down for the Love of a DogA Home for Rose: How My Life Turned Upside Down for the Love of a Dog by Jon Katz
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

When Jon Katz writes about his dogs he gets you right from the start. This particular book is a collection of stories about how life is on Bedlam Farm and how Rosie is a sheep herding force at such young age, a prodigy almost. Devon, who is renamed Orson, from his famed book A Dog Year, and one of my personal favourites. Homer, who is a loner compared to Orson and Rose, he just doesn't fit in at Bedlam and it frustrates Jon as to why this is so. And the infamous Rose who has so many fabulous qualities, it was really interesting to hear her stories in this book. She can be a herding tyrant but a loving a nurturing soul with the newborn lambs, it was really quite touching. Jon Katz books are like pick me ups or books that you read when you need something that is a light read but that you know is going to be good. I enjoy them every time and can guarantee that are always great.

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