Comments on: Mary Karr’s LIT http://www.jenniferboylan.net/2010/01/02/mary-karrs-lit/ Jennifer Finney Boylan Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:54:32 -0500 hourly 1 By: Gina James http://www.jenniferboylan.net/2010/01/02/mary-karrs-lit/comment-page-1/#comment-751 Gina James Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:55:54 +0000 http://www.jenniferboylan.net/?p=810#comment-751 Well,heres another book I need to read.Thanks for the review. Hope alls well your way.>Gina< Well,heres another book I need to read.Thanks for the review.
Hope alls well your way.>Gina<

]]> By: John Doe http://www.jenniferboylan.net/2010/01/02/mary-karrs-lit/comment-page-1/#comment-750 John Doe Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:43:39 +0000 http://www.jenniferboylan.net/?p=810#comment-750 Unfortunately...I don't think people actually DO understand what “I’m searching for god’s love,” or “I”m an alcoholic,” means. And more often than you'd think, especially in the case of alcoholism (or in moving towards god in an non-Christian manner) people actually do say, “No you’re not. You’re crazy.” The trans journey can certainly be a rough one, but really everyone's journey is a rough one. I think there are plenty of topics that are deadly serious that people find hard to talk about without humor. And maybe that's okay...so's long as we do talk about them. It may not sell as many books, but I suspect the most interesting (and disturbing) things about you have got nothing to do with being trans. Those are the interesting stories I'd like to hear next. Unfortunately…I don’t think people actually DO understand what “I’m searching for god’s love,” or “I”m an alcoholic,” means. And more often than you’d think, especially in the case of alcoholism (or in moving towards god in an non-Christian manner) people actually do say, “No you’re not. You’re crazy.” The trans journey can certainly be a rough one, but really everyone’s journey is a rough one. I think there are plenty of topics that are deadly serious that people find hard to talk about without humor. And maybe that’s okay…so’s long as we do talk about them. It may not sell as many books, but I suspect the most interesting (and disturbing) things about you have got nothing to do with being trans. Those are the interesting stories I’d like to hear next.

]]> By: Nora Smith http://www.jenniferboylan.net/2010/01/02/mary-karrs-lit/comment-page-1/#comment-742 Nora Smith Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:51:45 +0000 http://www.jenniferboylan.net/?p=810#comment-742 Jennifer, We were at Wesleyan together. I was Joanne Smith's alcoholic roommate. We've both been transformed since then. I read LIT in one and a half sittings and found it astonishing and also because she got sober in the same rooms as I did in Cambridge, though ten years later. Some of the characters are known to me and were never so vivid as when remembered by her. Anyway, I just bumped into this comment after a twitter search and felt compelled to leave a comment. I have followed your story for many years. Congratulations on your successes and thank you for the revelations and insights that you have so graciously shared. Peace, Nora Smith (The Rev. Nora Smith Wesleyan '80; Brandeis (finally) '81) Jennifer,

We were at Wesleyan together. I was Joanne Smith’s alcoholic roommate. We’ve both been transformed since then.

I read LIT in one and a half sittings and found it astonishing and also because she got sober in the same rooms as I did in Cambridge, though ten years later. Some of the characters are known to me and were never so vivid as when remembered by her.

Anyway, I just bumped into this comment after a twitter search and felt compelled to leave a comment. I have followed your story for many years.

Congratulations on your successes and thank you for the revelations and insights that you have so graciously shared.

Peace,
Nora Smith
(The Rev. Nora Smith Wesleyan ’80; Brandeis (finally) ’81)

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