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Some really great practical tools and steps for anxiety. Loved the science and background behind them, rather than just nice theory, that makes you understand why those strategies work and why they’re important.
As always, Ms Sundin does a brilliant job at conveying her characters in such a way that you are quickly invested in them, and fully immersed in their stories. You feel what they feel, and you silently hope for them and their success as you follow along.
Until the Leaves Fall In Paris was such a great look at early occupation in France, when the resistance was just beginning to form and gain its footing, before Americans were forced to leave for their safety. Most of what you read about France during the war takes place in mid 1942 going forward so this was nice to learn about. The escape when America joins the war was also heart wrenching and had me on the edge of my seat.
I loved how the story paints such a difficult picture of those who were spies for the resistance, but had to appear as if they were collaborators, essentially being shunned and despised even tho they were heroes, but not able to be honest and defend themselves. Ms Sundin does an excellent job at making you feel the pain an isolation thru Paul, and also the courage he instilled in Lucie’s confidence when she was plagued by her insecurities.
All in all, a very difficult book to put down and I thoroughly enjoyed it yet another of Ms Sundin’s books. It did not disappoint.
Thank you to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Until the Leaves Fall In Paris was such a great look at early occupation in France, when the resistance was just beginning to form and gain its footing, before Americans were forced to leave for their safety. Most of what you read about France during the war takes place in mid 1942 going forward so this was nice to learn about. The escape when America joins the war was also heart wrenching and had me on the edge of my seat.
I loved how the story paints such a difficult picture of those who were spies for the resistance, but had to appear as if they were collaborators, essentially being shunned and despised even tho they were heroes, but not able to be honest and defend themselves. Ms Sundin does an excellent job at making you feel the pain an isolation thru Paul, and also the courage he instilled in Lucie’s confidence when she was plagued by her insecurities.
All in all, a very difficult book to put down and I thoroughly enjoyed it yet another of Ms Sundin’s books. It did not disappoint.
Thank you to Netgalley for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
As a mom of a recently diagnosed daughter with Autism, I found many explanations in the book helpful and enlightening.
However, there were many times the author talked about unmasking as if it was only a neurodiverse problem when really, I would venture to say most neurotypical people mask as well, only to a lesser extent and less in a physical manner. Most people choose to mask their true selves because of either fear or rejection, as vulnerability has high costs and it’s easier to be what people expect than be authentic with so much risk involved in being honest or transparent. “Cancel culture” is a great example of this. So while the advice and steps do apply to Autistics, they really apply to *any* person, and therefore didn’t feel like new information or altogether specific.
I also struggled a little with the scenarios being specific to a trans/gay lifestyle over autistic specific scenarios, and that most of the interviewees were LGBTQIA. I fully understand that since the author identifies as trans, much of his community will also be, but it felt like instead of just being an autistic focused book, it filtered the autistic experience to being someone who also had a different gender association which doesn’t apply to our situation. I was hoping for a more generic or balanced interpretation.
However, there were many times the author talked about unmasking as if it was only a neurodiverse problem when really, I would venture to say most neurotypical people mask as well, only to a lesser extent and less in a physical manner. Most people choose to mask their true selves because of either fear or rejection, as vulnerability has high costs and it’s easier to be what people expect than be authentic with so much risk involved in being honest or transparent. “Cancel culture” is a great example of this. So while the advice and steps do apply to Autistics, they really apply to *any* person, and therefore didn’t feel like new information or altogether specific.
I also struggled a little with the scenarios being specific to a trans/gay lifestyle over autistic specific scenarios, and that most of the interviewees were LGBTQIA. I fully understand that since the author identifies as trans, much of his community will also be, but it felt like instead of just being an autistic focused book, it filtered the autistic experience to being someone who also had a different gender association which doesn’t apply to our situation. I was hoping for a more generic or balanced interpretation.
I was not aware of the FWP and efforts to collect stories of slavery in the late 30s, nor of the contraband camps during the civil war that operated like a DP camp but weren’t much better than the former-slaves previous circumstances.
Fascinating concept that FDR put in place to not only capture history that so many wanted buried but it was a way to create jobs during the Depression. I’m sure many, if not most, of the stories were dumbed down because racism was still so rampant and there were repercussions to a black person being honest at the expense of a white person. But still, it was a step in the right direction.
The concept of hatred and injustice and facing forgiveness was a noteworthy one and very well done. So much of Frankie’s story was so heartbreaking and it was well conveyed the emotions and difficulty she warred with when faced with the decision of forgiveness or bitterness when she was well justified against the confederates. I thought the concept of God allowing awful circumstances was well handled and faced as well, and there couldn’t be a better character than Frankie. The scene towards the end with Rena and Frankie was incredibly moving and emotional.
Really great story and noteworthy.
Fascinating concept that FDR put in place to not only capture history that so many wanted buried but it was a way to create jobs during the Depression. I’m sure many, if not most, of the stories were dumbed down because racism was still so rampant and there were repercussions to a black person being honest at the expense of a white person. But still, it was a step in the right direction.
The concept of hatred and injustice and facing forgiveness was a noteworthy one and very well done. So much of Frankie’s story was so heartbreaking and it was well conveyed the emotions and difficulty she warred with when faced with the decision of forgiveness or bitterness when she was well justified against the confederates. I thought the concept of God allowing awful circumstances was well handled and faced as well, and there couldn’t be a better character than Frankie. The scene towards the end with Rena and Frankie was incredibly moving and emotional.
Really great story and noteworthy.
