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The Camera My Mother Gave Me

By: Susanna Kaysen
Narrated by: Susanna Kaysen
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Susanna Kaysen, who wrote about her teenage depression in the bestseller Girl, Interrupted, now takes on another taboo subject: her vagina—which suddenly and inexplicably starts to hurt.

The Camera My Mother Gave Me takes us through Susanna Kaysen's often comic, sometimes surreal encounters with all kinds of doctors—internists, gynecologists, and "alternative health" experts—as well as with her boyfriend and her friends as she seeks a cure—but nothing works. As sex becomes more and more painful, Kaysen's relationship with her boyfriend disintegrates and she turns to her best friends, her wicked sense of humor, and her wry self-reflection to cope.

Spare, frank, and altogether original, The Camera My Mother Gave Me is an extraordinary investigation into the role sex plays in perception and our notions of ourselves, and into what happens when the erotic impulse meets the world of medicine.

©2001 Susanna Kaysen (P)2022 Phoenix Books
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Not as anticipated but entertaining

Definitely not what I thought the story would be but after starting it I couldn’t stop reading it. Some very funny moments as well!

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Somewhat interesting story but a couple of things that really turned me off.

The editor should have easily removed the word “said” at least 100 times. It was unnecessary and really made it sound like elementary writing. And hearing so much about the boyfriend - his unending needs and complete disregard for her situation - was pretty unbearable. Lastly, authors should not always be narrators. Very flat.

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