Biography of a Body

De: Lizz Schumer

Narrado por: Jennifer Pickens

Biography of a Body is a lyrical meander through the development of a messy, flawed, imperfect human and what it means to live in a society that both pulls a person into itself and fiercely pushes back. In personal essays and snippets of verse that shift back and forth through time and place, Lizz Schumer fidgets with the puzzle pieces of a life that are at once starkly unique and glaringly obvious.

Schumer probes the influence of religion on a person's psychological development, how the legacy of traditional femininity works their way under her skin, and the many pitfalls of living in a body that doesn't always conform to expectations, both from within and the world pressing on it.

Follow her as she grapples with an eating disorder that threatens to consume her body and soul, undergoes a sexual awakening that reverberates through her social structure and understanding of herself, tries to find her place in a world where the rules are always changing, and fumbles to understand how much of her personhood is a compilation of outside influences she can barely pinpoint, and how much is wholly her own.

This is less a narrative than a trail of breadcrumbs through an experience, where strange things whisper from the shadows and draw the listener into the dappled darkness. Listeners will find themselves wandering along with her, grasping onto vivid insights and suggestions of feelings that will stay with them until long after the have stopped listening.

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Powerful, Intense, Heartbreaking Yet Real

Biography of a Body is by far one of the most intense books I have ever read or listened to it was heartbreakingly real. Lizz Schumer story has snippets that everyone somewhere in their life can relate to in their own lives. This book will deeply move you as the emotions flow not only from the words but the stellar narrative of Jennifer Pickens. The intensity of each little part of her life will pull at your heartstrings and the fact that she made it through is a testament to not giving up and the strength to soldier on. If you love stories that are real, powerful and intense this book I highly recommend.