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Violation: Collected Essays
Violation: Collected Essays | Sallie Tisdale
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Most Anticipated, Too: The Great 2016 Nonfiction Book PreviewThe Millions Sallie Tisdale is the author of seven books on such varied subjects as medical technology, her pioneer ancestors, and Buddhist women teachers. Her many essays have appeared in "Harper's, Conjunctions, The New Yorker, Antioch Review, The Threepenny Review," and many other journals. This first collection of work spans 30 years and includes an introduction and brief epilogues to each essay. Tisdale's questing curiosity pursues subjects from the biology of flies to the experience of working in an abortion clinic, why it is so difficult to play sports with men, and whether it's possible for writers to tell the truth. She restlessly returns to themes of the body, the family, and how we try to explain ourselves to each other. She is unwilling to settle for easy answers, and she finds the ambiguity and wonder underneath ordinary events. The collection includes a recent essay never before published, about the mystery of how we present
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The current ideal of thinness has never been held before, except as a religious ideal; the underfed body is the martyr's body.

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I was grabbed by this cover at the library and not disappointed! These essays of marvelous, luscious prose cover wide-ranging topics, including elephants, insects, abortion, literary criticism, cancer, and bits of memoir. The writing style demands a slow read, but this is very much worth the time. Highly recommend.

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Here's my #JanuaryTBR for the first part of January. I'm actually more than halfway through Violation, a marvelous book of essays, but it's slow reading (you have to savor every word) and I'm in the mood for a page-turner, so I'm going to dive into the Gentry. And of course I've already blown apart my LitsyAtoZ list. 😂 #readjanuary

Reviewsbylola I read Good as Gone in one sitting. Good book! 8y
Megabooks American Heiress is really good! 8y
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RebeccaH
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I posted the first part of my year in reading round-up here: https://ofbooksandbikes.com/2017/01/01/2016-in-reading-part-1/

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BookishMarginalia
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Because there's always room in a Litten's TBR: a great Book Riot article about the overlooked gems of 2016. Great list! http://bookriot.com/2016/12/20/favorite-radar-books-published-2016?utm_source=Sa...

AThousandLives87 I just bought Shelter in Place because of this list. Thank you! 8y
B.Reader I loved this list! Book Riot is the best! 8y
tammysue Thanks for posting👍🏻 8y
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Sue Thank you, this list looks amazing! 8y
Godmotherx5 I thought this was a great article. 8y
kiminreverse I loved this article and added most of them to my TBR. 8y
Jae Great article! 2017 is going to be a good year! 8y
lynneamch Yes. Yes. Yes. Definitely need more attention paid to Maggie O'Farrell's 8y
KarenUK Thanks for sharing 💕 8y
kspenmoll Thx for the article- 👏 8y
lamaman2boys I've only read Mischling (from this list), but it was incredible. Heart wrenching, but beautifully hopeful. 8y
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Settling in for some Sunday reading with a dog on my lap and a book in my hand.

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RebeccaH
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#recommendsday? Okay! This one is awesome. Essays FTW.

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Sallie Tisdale will be at Broadway Books in Portland OR on Thursday as will her publisher Rhonda Hughes of Hawthorne Books.

WordWaller 🙌 and I also spot a favorite--the Narrow Door! 💖 8y
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RebeccaH

Soooooo good, this book.

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RebeccaH
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90 pages in, I'm loving this book.

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RebeccaH
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Based on the introductory piece, this collection promised to be great.

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