By Hanya Yanagihara (Doubleday).
Love it or not, this was one of 2015’s big books, a dense and hefty
drama following a close-knit group of male friends through triumph and
adversity. Mostly adversity: The book’s universe revolves around Jude, a
mysterious wounded bird who has been hurt so deeply that it takes Ms.
Yanagihara 720 pages to explain him. Overwrought but indelible.
(This was a hard book to read. However, it gives much insight into what Anna Luis Kirkengen calls, "The Lived Experience of Violation.")
A Pathography is a narrative that gives voice and face to the illness experience. It puts the person behind the disease in the forefront and as such is a great learning opportunity for all care givers and fellow sufferers. This blog is a repository for these stories. Please send us your favorites.
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