August Wrap-Up

A lot of different genres made up the August reading list. I loved every minute of it. :) The Clock of Life had to be my favorite! It made it on the 5/5 Cups list after all. 

Get Me Out of Here

Borderline Personality Disorder. "What the hell was that?" raged Rachel Reiland when she read the diagnosis written in her medical chart. As the 29-year old accountant, wife, and mother of young children would soon discover, it was the diagnosis that finally explained her explosive anger, manipulative behaviors, and self-destructive episodes- including bouts of anorexia, substance abuse, and sexual promiscuity. With astonishing honesty, Reiland's memoir reveals what mental illness feels like and looks like from the inside, and how healing from such a devastating disease is possible through intensive therapy and the support of loved ones.

*May Contain Spoilers*

Get Me Out of Here by Rachel Reiland is a mental illness memoir that shakes the core of it's readers. As Rachel realizes that she's about to hit rock bottom, she takes a chance on therapy as a last effort to save herself. 

As Rachel suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder, it's hard to connect with certain personality traits because they are from her illness. She's moody, angry, aggressive, and spiteful. But simultaneously, she is a loving mother, gratuitous, giving, and brave. Through the ups and downs of her disease, the four years that are roughly documented in this memoir bring readers in and let them experience not only what Borderline Personality Disorder is, but also what it's like from the outside. The explosions she has, the moments when she can't control herself, and the discussion that stems from them is eye-opening. Some readers will have a hard time relating to Rachel, but I think the number of those that do will be surprising. 

This memoir documents Rachel's journey from the depths of her illness, through therapy, to the life she's never imagined. Though the memoir does jump around a few times, the plot moves in a linear direction, making it easy to keep up with where Rachel is in her journey. I think this novel will touch readers and help them to understand what it's like to live with an illness. Definitely helpful for those who are living with, or know, someone with a mental illness. 

Rating: 3.5/5 Cups

Non Fiction Genre in The Genre Variety Challenge

WWW Wednesday (63)

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?

01. Currently Reading:
The Clock of Life by Nancy Klann-Moren. A boy growing up in the south during the tough times of segregation follows in his father's footsteps of seeing everyone as equal.

02. Recently Finished:
Get Me Out of Here by Rachel Reiland. A woman's journey through therapy and the darkest days of living with her Borderline Personality Disorder.

03. Reading Next:
Dancing With the Duke by Suzanna Medeiros. A prequel novella to Medeiros' series Landing A Lord, a duke and his best friend's younger sister meet on the dance floor and she's nothing like he remembered.

WWW Wednesday (62)

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?

 

01. Currently Reading:
Get Me Out of Here by Rachel Reiland. A mental illness memoir about the highly misunderstood Borderline Personality disorder. Very intense book that is gripping and emotionally moving.

02. Recently Finished:
Pieces of Lies by Angela Richardson. When a woman becomes entangled in a secret society her life is suddenly flipped upside down and she is dragged back into the frightening world she once lived in.

03. Reading Next:
The Clock of Life by Nancy Klann. A novel focusing on how the Civil Rights Movement in the US and the Vietnam war affected a young man's life in Mississippi.

Teaser Tuesday (73)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder (p.140)
   - Rachel Reiland


It's dangerous when the raw black-and-white emotions of a child are harbored in an adult's mind and body.