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What is the ultimate goal of the gaslighter? To pump up hisown ego? To tamp down the enthsiasm for life of his victim? To manipulate the victim into taking actions he wants?

Yes, probably. People with healthy views of themselve, good self worth ideas, do not often succumb to the gaslighters I think. Still those of us who wish to live an honest life need to occasionally...

In my 64 years of life, I cannot think of when I’ve been “gaslighted.” I don’t think I am clueless, and neither am I so sophisticated that these manipulators dont try me as a victim. I just have...

Yeah, thanks to whoever recommended Confessions of a Sociopath. I read it. This author’s brutal honesty is what makes this book unique. I don’t think there are any other writings by self identified...

Everyone will publish. Will anyone read?

I read The Handmaid’s Tale decades ago and it was good. The tv production is quite engrossing, too.

I read that! Not My Father’s Son was something I picked up because I really like Alan whatshisname. It became very interesting when I learned his father was head of forestry on the estate of Blair...

I am in that pjase of life where I cannot remember what I read last week, but i can remember what I read 35 years ago!
One of Maynard’s early novels was Baby Love, about a teenage mom. I really...

Here it is, fall 2018, and I am still sad that The Goldfinch came to an end.

Hillbilly Elegy was good, agreed. I found it useful to educate me about the strongly held values of a section of rural America. It was illustrative of what one solid stable person ( the grandmother)...

My neighbro’s condition Is likely physiological. I dont know the name of it and havent looked it up, I just called it Psychological because it takes place in his brain. Sloppy wording. Now I will...

Re The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat—

my Neighbor told me the other day that he has that psychological condition where he cannot recognize faces. He’s a nerdy scientist who is very nice and...

By laws. I am reading mf Bylaws for multiple organizations for multiple purposes.


This probably belongs on the rant thread!

haha!

A group of books abput mental illness, personal accounts. One is Unhinged by Anna
berry.

Hahah! Ummm,yes! I think I will not correct this typo, it may provide entertainment.

Have we talked about Eve Schub’s Year of No Clutter? she wrote the book about a year with no sugar, which I did not read, having no interest in cutting out sugar.

anyways, her clutter book is...

I think thats the account of Columbine I read. liked it a lot for in depth examination of Eric and Dylan.

Zoe Girl, if you like light sort of murder mysteries, try Gone Girl if you havent already read it. It is sly. There IS a violent part, so I dont want to lie about that, but most of it is cat and...

I am still casting about, looking for a novel as good as The
Goldfinch.

On Goodread website several reviewers say “good luck with that!” So I guess these novels are not forthcoming.

Donna...

Finished The Chalk Man, a murder mystery set in England in 1986.

I dont know why I read murder mysteries, they just make me mad. I blame Rosa for her enticing reviews.

I will say that this...

Just part of the service, ma’am.

I remember it because Franzen was huge and I worked with books back in the day, ya know. Kinda like if Mick
Jagger wrote a song about one of us here, wouldnt you...

I cant reccomend a Franzen book, but maybe you want to start with the one about Fawn, hahah.See post #25 and her posts after that.

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Franzen is huge.
wasnt it Fawn who knew him in real life and was a featured character in one of hos books?

Bulldog. That is probably why I pushed that right out of my mind.