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Live Through This: On Creativity And Self-Destruction (2008)

by Sabrina Chapadjiev(Favorite Author)

4.01 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1583228276 (ISBN13: 9781583228272)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Seven Stories Press

review 1: Rereading this book right now because I just saw it sitting on my bookshelf for the first time since It first came out, and rediscovering it now could not have come at a better time for me. Live Through This has stories and essays written by amazing women whose writing isn't bullshitty condescending preach, it reads like you got a friend sitting in bed with you who's going through the same shit you are. It is dedicated to those who think they won't make it, which is perfect because when you're drowning in your own brain vomit, drunk on the blues, powerless, and creatively blocked, you don't want to make it. The chapter I'm currently reading by Daphne Gottlieb, "Lady Lazarus: Uncoupleting Suicide and Poetry" is a reminder to those of us not giving a fuck about ourselves to ... morecreate and work through the struggle so that you can let things comes through you in your own work. You should also give this book to a friend to inspire them to keep pushing on.
review 2: A wide spectrum of topics addressed in a variety of media, with varying clarity and quality. My favorite pieces are the ones by Silas Howard and Eileen Myles. It tries to strike a balance between gritty and hopeful, acknowledging the reality of pain without minimizing, moralizing, or martyring, and to talk about healing without getting all cliche and glossing over how hard it can be. It sort of works, some of the time. It's a valiant effort anyway, and certainly worth a look, though it probably won't change your life. less

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