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4 Obras 67 Miembros 6 Reseñas

Obras de Lorna Martin

Etiquetado

Conocimiento común

Fecha de nacimiento
1970

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An interesting "diary" of Lorna's year in therapy and the various insights she has with the help of her analyst. Different language due to taking place in Glasgow, Scotland.
 
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camplakejewel | 5 reseñas más. | Sep 21, 2017 |
Given that the front cover described this book as Bridget Jones written by Pedro Almodovar, I expected a hilarious and easy-to-read book, one of those a woman might enjoy reading as part of her own self-therapy. However, I soon realised this book has nothing to do with Bridget Jones. The author's intention might have been to tell her story in an interesting and amusing manner, but she only partly succeeded in this. And even though I didn't much like the first half of the book and at times it was really difficult for me to follow Lorna's thoughts, gradually I managed to put myself in her position and relate to her and her feelings. In the end, I was somehow even disappointed that the book had finished. And contrary to my expectations, I was even glad that there was no happy ending. It somehow proved this to be a real life story. And I felt great about myself and my not-so-perfect life.… (más)
 
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Mrvica | 5 reseñas más. | Jan 20, 2016 |
This book was abysmal. Thank the gods that I only paid $1.79 for it. Lorna Martin chronicles her year spent in therapy in this memoirs. However, she should have just titled this book Bridget Jones Goes to See a Shrink because that is precisely how Martin tried to come across and “sell” her story from within the pages of the memoir. The exception being that I adore Bridget Jones but Lorna Martin can take a flying leap.

Martin was so completely unlikeable. She was whiny, angsty, flaky, wallowing in self-pity, and bemoaning the horrible situations that befall her, which are entirely her fault. Martin was having an affair with a married man who was also cheating on her in addition to his wife. Boo hoo! You don’t like that your married lover can’t be trusted? MOVE ON THEN. Stop being such a spoiled bitch and get on with it.

The only thing more annoying that Martin and her lack of genuine issues were her sister and her BFF who were both shrinks. They were constantly psychoanalyzing her to the point that I wanted to reach into the book and punch them both in their smug faces!

This book was just terrible. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME. Learn from my mistake!
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ReadingWithMartinis | 5 reseñas más. | Nov 15, 2011 |
Although the writing itself was decent, I was kind of disappointed in this book. Although I know it is a memoir and inherently about the author, Lorna Martin was incredibly self absorbed. She seemed to have a very black and white view of the world that had a tendency to change on a whim. I was never completely invested in the book, her life, or the outcome.
 
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Whitaknee | 5 reseñas más. | Jun 3, 2011 |

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Obras
4
Miembros
67
Popularidad
#256,179
Valoración
3.1
Reseñas
6
ISBNs
11
Idiomas
5

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