[...] Desperately Seeking Sanity says, “After reading More Than It Hurts You, I’ve been able to step back and look at my own parenting skills. I spent the entire book going back and forth between HATING Dori and wanting to give her a HUGE hug. That emotion could change as quickly as I could turn the page. I could identify with the feelings that she had but I could never condone the thoughts that she carried out. I was angry with her, I was sad for her. And at the same time, I could feel for Josh and Darlene as well with their struggles, although I was never angry with them. But it did make me stop and think if outsiders, looking in to my life, could also say the same thing?” [...]
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June 20th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
[...] Desperately Seeking Sanity says, “After reading More Than It Hurts You, I’ve been able to step back and look at my own parenting skills. I spent the entire book going back and forth between HATING Dori and wanting to give her a HUGE hug. That emotion could change as quickly as I could turn the page. I could identify with the feelings that she had but I could never condone the thoughts that she carried out. I was angry with her, I was sad for her. And at the same time, I could feel for Josh and Darlene as well with their struggles, although I was never angry with them. But it did make me stop and think if outsiders, looking in to my life, could also say the same thing?” [...]
June 21st, 2008 at 10:22 am
You are so right. I had such complex feelings about Dori. It’s like I could almost relate to her, but yet, I couldn’t relate to her at all.
Loved it.
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June 21st, 2008 at 12:12 pm
Thanks so much for reading my book, and for your nice words about it. I really appreciate it, and was glad that you enjoyed it so much! -ds
June 27th, 2008 at 6:15 am
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June 28th, 2008 at 6:21 am
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June 28th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
I enjoyed it, too. The complex characters and their intense motivations made the story all the more interesting.
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June 30th, 2008 at 6:28 am
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July 3rd, 2008 at 6:31 am
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