tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post7970538949947305208..comments2023-09-20T17:55:43.908-05:00Comments on BookLust: Musings: MarblesAartihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-26124440974078192752012-12-07T15:56:41.907-06:002012-12-07T15:56:41.907-06:00I'm fascinated by books written (or drawn!) by...I'm fascinated by books written (or drawn!) by people who have mental illnesses. I find it interesting to get an "inside view" as a way of understanding what it feels like to experience these conditions. Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-87016554471140700052012-12-04T12:59:01.450-06:002012-12-04T12:59:01.450-06:00This sounds really interesting. I also tend to enj...This sounds really interesting. I also tend to enjoy graphic novel memoirs. Glad this one worked out for you despite the less appealing parts of it. Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05220718933942181809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-17811422401064896602012-12-04T11:21:29.551-06:002012-12-04T11:21:29.551-06:00I tend to agree with James, though of course each ...I tend to agree with James, though of course each person should decide for themselves whether or not they want to be medicated. It's just a huge pet peeve of mine to see people say they're really glad artist x or y who lived in the past had no treatment options, or else we might not have the great artistic legacy they left behind - as if their lives and suffering and humanity didn't matter at all. Anyway, I'm definitely curious about this and will pick it up sometime!Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-15861211671134920322012-12-04T05:19:26.236-06:002012-12-04T05:19:26.236-06:00I like graphic memoirs, too. Thanks for the review...I like graphic memoirs, too. Thanks for the review! I think I'm going to read this one.Laurie Chttp://baystatera.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-20233153713971447452012-12-03T14:04:44.095-06:002012-12-03T14:04:44.095-06:00I think I might take your advice and give is a mis...I think I might take your advice and give is a miss as those things you mention are not exactly favsBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-75977078930571144042012-12-03T13:11:54.887-06:002012-12-03T13:11:54.887-06:00I don't read many graphic novels but have enjo...I don't read many graphic novels but have enjoyed some. This one sounds like something I'd be interested in, especially since I deal with mental health for my work! Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128837662718618636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-19341591102634205842012-12-03T10:17:59.891-06:002012-12-03T10:17:59.891-06:00I read a lot of books about mental disorders, beca...I read a lot of books about mental disorders, because my family deals with them, and you would be surprised at how many people who are chemically imbalanced turn to pot. I'm not for it, but if it relieves their suffering, I can't say that I judge them. I think I would find this memoir enticing and very illuminating, and so I will be adding this to my list. Thanks for the very sensitive and deeply understanding view of this book. These are the kinds of reviews I cherish when looking for a book about mental illness.Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-55235186191899500932012-12-03T08:48:35.294-06:002012-12-03T08:48:35.294-06:00I just finished it, and I think I liked it much mo...I just finished it, and I think I liked it much more than you did, Aarti. Actually, I loved it. I have tried to read more stories about mental illness since 2007, and the genre has yielded some extraordinary gems. Marbles is definitely one of those amazing books. The author's illustrations are incredibly evocative of her disease, allowing the reader to experience the author's ups, downs, and her methods of coping. I loved this book and am totally going to stalk Ms. Forney's comics and books from now on :)Sudhanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460038649078956103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-3149558052243694992012-12-03T08:34:21.620-06:002012-12-03T08:34:21.620-06:00Thank you for dropping in to comment on Life Words...Thank you for dropping in to comment on Life Wordsmith! How's Chicago? :-). I don't read many graphic novels, but I find that this is perhaps too intense for one? Or maybe it's just that I associate graphic novels with some light-hearted reading.SoulMuserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131762133605704967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7343567357202223317.post-42973821065548702322012-12-03T08:26:41.082-06:002012-12-03T08:26:41.082-06:00I'm very skeptical of the idea that creativity...I'm very skeptical of the idea that creativity is so bound up in mental illness that mental health should be avoided. Mental health should never be avoided. No work of art, no matter how wonderful, is worth the pain mental illness brings everyone affected by it. <br /><br />I'm also of the opinoin that pot never made anybody more creative. Happier for a while, sure, but not a better artist. <br /><br />And I'm just not boing to talk about sex at all.<br /><br />While I don't read many of them, judging from what I see on book blogs, memoir may be the genre most suited to the graphic novel. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.com