Sick: A Memoir
Book by Porochista Khakpour
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A powerful, beautifully rendered memoir of chronic illness, misdiagnosis, addiction, and the myth of full recovery. For as long as author Porochista ...
“Porochista Khakpour's powerful memoir, Sick, reads like a mystery and a reckoning with a love song at its core. Humane, searching, and unapologetic, Sick is ...
May 28, 2018 · Despite its intermittently chatty tone, “Sick” is a strange book, one that resists the clean narrative lines of many illness memoirs—in which ...
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A story about survival, pain, and transformation, Sick is a candid, illuminating narrative of hope and uncertainty, boldly examining the deep impact of illness ...
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Jun 5, 2018 · A story about survival, pain, and transformation, Sick is a candid, illuminating narrative of hope and uncertainty, boldly examining the deep ...
“I have been sick my whole life,” writes Porochista Khakpour. Khakpour's memoir, Sick, tells the story of her lifelong battle with illness and displacement.
Another strength of the memoir lies its depiction of chronic illness as a deeply gendered phenomenon. Khakpour learns from firsthand experience that because ...
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Jun 5, 2018 · reviews. Reviews: “Porochista Khakpour's powerful memoir, Sick, reads like a mystery and a reckoning with a love song at its core. Humane ...
Aug 2, 2018 · Recently, I fell asleep in bed reading Porochista Khakpour's new memoir Sick, the story of her lifetime of physical and mental health crises ...
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Khakpour (The Last Illusion) incisively tells of living with a mystery illness that is eventually diagnosed as late-stage Lyme disease.