I Don't Want to Be Crazy- Samantha Schutz

"A harrowing, remarkable poetry memoir about one girl’s struggle with anxiety disorder"

This book is very good. I read it in one day.  I couldn’t put it down.  Some parts were hard to read because I’ve felt most of the feelings and experiences she described. I’ve even had many of the same dreams she writes about. Reading about them brings back those feelings. If you’re still recovering from an anxiety disorder or recent attack I would avoid this book until you’re feeling better.  It is extremely triggering.

If you don’t have an anxiety disorder and just want to learn more of what it feels like, this book will do that.  

This is not a book of poetry.  However, it is written in a poetic style.  It feels as though you’re reading someone’s journal. I have much respect for Ms. Schutz for being brave enough and strong enough to write this book. 

Book 4 of 2014

Below Stairs- Margaret Powell

The book cover says it all…. it’s just like “Downton Abbey” and “Upstairs, Downstairs,”  only it’s a true story. It is  told from the perspective of a kitchen maid who later becomes a cook.  It was interesting. 

Book 3 of 2014

Beyond the Wall of Sleep- H.P. Lovecraft

I’m reading the complete works but instead of reviewing the entire book when I’m finished, I’ve decided to review the individual stories. 

H.P. Lovecraft is not the best writer, but his ideas and imaginations are brilliant. Especially if you consider the time in which they were written.

I loved this story. I highlighted quite a bit of it on my Kindle. I loved the imagery, and the idea that we are more than just mortal bodies of flesh and bone.   I think the idea of flying through time and space appeals to most people.

Though I like Lovecraft, I must note that I hate his seeming obsession with “degenerate hill dwellers,”“Esquimau diabolists,”“white trash,”“mongrel Louisianans,” etc .  Tsk, tsk, H.P.  You’d never get away with that these days.

You can read “Beyond the Wall of Sleep” online here.