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You Remind Me Of You A Poetry Memoir Eireann Corrigan Books Reviews

this is the most amazing, powerful, moving book.

don't be afraid to read it because it's poetry. although it is quite poetic, it reads like a novel. you'll be able to understand everything on a level you weren't aware could happen in literature. that was my experience, anyways. i felt EVERYTHING that eireann felt. like i said, it was powerful.

it's one of those books that you pick up and you cannot put down until it is completely read. i've read it many times, over and over again. the first time i read it, i read it all in one sitting. then at the end i just sat in a daze and immediately wanted to read it again.

i always go back to this book.

it was an immediate favorite. i'd recommend it to anyone.

it's inspiring.
This book is one of the best I've read. In so many ways, I found myself able to relate to different parts of Eireann's life. As a writer myself, I was intrigued by her style of writing and her grasp of language. Writing a poetry memoir is a unique and original idea and I would love to read more memoirs like this. I would also love to read more of Eireann's poetry.
I started reading this book late at night, thinking I'd just read a few of the poems and then go to sleep. Wrong. I couldn't put the book down. Eireann's words...her style just pull you in and keep you reading from the first page, to the end. It is more than just a book about the struggles of a teenager--it goes beyond that. Each poem is it's own story, yet they follow in chronological order. I would reccommend this book to anyone.
I am not, in general, a big fan of free-verse poetry; most that I've read is pretentious and disappointing. In this memoir, however, Eireann Corrigan shows how powerful and wonderful the form can be. With the honesty of firsthand experience driving the words, the poetry breaks free of the all-too-common trap of self-importance. The book seems to uncannily bypass conscious response and transmit its messages directly to the deepest, most vulnerable regions of the reader's soul.
At first the prospect of reading 123 pages of short poems about a woman's struggles with anorexia and bulimia might seem daunting, or even tiresome, but You Remind Me Of You quickly does away with any such apprehensions. The poems do not, as might be expected (or feared), retread the same piece of ground. Instead, they map that area so delicately and traverse it so carefully that no syllable seems extraneous. Corrigan explores facets of the experience that I would never have even known existed -- ways in which she affected others, others affected her, she affected herself, or others affected one another.
The author pulls no punches in relating her experiences, and the effect is unlike anything I've ever experienced. I am a rather cynical reader, not given to exaggerated emotional response. This book, however, brought tears to my eyes -- not tears of admiration or artistic appreciation so much as tears of sorrow at understanding (in some small, vicarious way) the experiences she had. More than that, I was physically affected by the reading my breaths came as irregular gasps; my limbs and digits quivered; my throat became dry; my heart pumped furiously. This is a raw book, and although its scope is perhaps somewhat narrower than those of other raw books (about, say, war or epidemics), its power is undeniable. I recommend it, and urge all readers to take the time to focus on it and allow its effects to be fully felt, for then it will be at its best.
Finally, a book about eating disorders and suicide that doesn't preach at teenagers and talk down to them! Where was this book when I was sixteen?
Poetry has a reputation for being difficult to understand, but this free verse is so approachable and brutally honest that it draws the reader in. Who can resist lines like ""I'm remembering our first date, how you told me you couldn't imagine marrying anyone who wasn't Jewish and I told you, just as earnestly, as gently, that I couldn't imagine / getting through High School / without killing myself. And you said Well that gives us three years"? Or "And you still expect every ball you sail / through the net to earn you something else, / some mysterious level of respect, maybe even / a piece of the boy slouching out of the weight room. / You haven't learned to pare yourself down yet, / to sit with your memories of strength, on the bench. / You still think you can settle everything with this basket. / And you still believe you're supposed to win."
For teenagers or for anyone who remembers High School, the loneliness, pain, joy, first love, self doubt, and everything connected with being human at a time when you weren't sure who you were, these poems will reach you. For everyone who has had an eating disorder or who knows someone who has, these poems will offer some insight and understanding. And for everyone who has ever been in love, or thought they were in love, these words sting "It's easy enough to mistake being grateful for being in love. And I/ /say , "No, he's never been grateful like that..." / She brushes my hair behind my ears and / tells me "I wasn't talking about him." A lot of the words in these poems sting. But then, so does salt, when you pour it on a wound. It stings, but it also cleans. And helps you heal.
These poems may provide healing. They may provide laughter. They may provide tears. But they will definately provide a glimpse into the life of one teenager who went through adolescence and lived to tell the tale. This is a very worthwhile read that isn't always enjoyable, but is always memorable.
This is the best book i have ever read and found it at a great price it was brand new and still looks like ibought it like 2 months ago... i was worth it!!
Saved me in high school/college.
Amazing