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	• Her Last Death: A Memoir Susanna Sonnenberg Scribner, 2008 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 54 reviews view larger image
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Wonderful book!

This was one I could not put down. The writing is wonderful and the stories are heartbreaking. I recommend it to everyone!

Sorry you're so priveleged

I am shocked at the distasteful reviews of this book! It is an absolute masterpiece!!!!! I am sorry that so many of you have lived behind rose-colored glasses (and in glass houses) that you cannot appreciate the way the rest of the world lives. WAKE UP!!!!!

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Am I the only one?

Apparently, reading thru the reviews here... I am the only one who read this and in the process thought: "Yup. Unfortunately, This Mother is an unfortunate, textbook example of a childhood sexual assault victim... classic symptoms."?
Now, this is never explicitly stated by the author- never really investigated as the Mother is manic, fraught with lies on top of more lies on top of a deep desire for sexual attention in any capacity- positive or negative- but the Mother's behavior combines with uncontrollable, manipulative desperation. She can only view herself (and therefore her daughters) in a sexual capacity- it is the only thing she has confidence in; This takes on horrifying facets and overwhelms this volume.

I believe the writer, Ms. Sonnenberg when she describes the drug use she grew up surrounded with: Many of my peers had comparable experiences (including myself) where the liberated, neo-hippy parent was the one buying the first drink, offering the first joint and/or hit... "I'd rather you get it from me than some stranger on the street" I heard over and over again... doesn't make it right, and no, I do not approve or desire to emulate it... but it happened frequently. Good for you if that was not your experience, but it's not uncommon.

My most substantial annoyance with this book is how all problems are blamed squarely on Mom:
Promiscuous as an teen and then as an adult? Oh well, that is my Mom's fault for raising me. The flagellation gets old. It gets predictable and tiresome.
C'mon, when you take charge of your actions and responsibilities you heal and become a better person. This doesn't relay or resolve that to my satisfaction.
The author at finish of book is solidly distracted with a new marriage, hard work, poverty and yes, attempted redemption thru motherhood- but I'd genuinely like to read more about her healing process. So many pages dedicated to her chaotic upbringing- and yet not much more than snapshots on healing... the writing ability is there... the finish is not.

Lastly, This is written well, but if you are expecting titillation or detailed descriptions of sordid sex you will be dissapointed. Perhaps this contributed to the number of negative reviews... or at least... so some of the review history of the disappointed critics I clicked on might attest! This is not a romance. This is not an erotic book. It is not an instruction manual. There is a love story... but not as you'd expect.

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Excellent Memoir

I am in a book club and this book was chosen for this month's read. I just started reading it this week and I am almost finished. I hate to put it down. It is hard to believe what this girl's life was like growing up. I think it is a great book and would definately reccomend it to my friends.

The Book of the Year

Brilliant. Mesmerizing. I know people with crazy mothers. I know people (including myself) who have done everything she describes in this memoir. Forget the reviewers who have the audacity to criticize and judge Susanna. Applaud her for the courage it must have taken to reveal all that pain on the page. Bravo.

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