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| Description | Caroline Kettlewell is an intelligent woman with a promising career and a family. She is also a former cutter, and the first person to tell her own story about living with and overcoming the disorder. She grew up in a small town, where her father worked at the local boys' boarding school. As she entered adolescence, the combination of a family where frank discussion was discouraged and life in what seemed like a fishbowl, where she and her sister were practically the only girls the students ever saw, became unbearable for Caroline. She discovered that the only way to find relief from overpowering feelings of self-consciousness, discomfort, and alienation was to physically hurt herself. She began cutting her arms and legs in fifth grade, and continued into her twenties. |
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Review By: just jenn @ 29, Oct 2007
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Skin Game
I read this book a couple of years ago. I appreciated the way she described the reasons people cut. I found it really helpful. I also liked how the main character was a little older. It's a must read for those of us who SI.
Review By: De'Ja @ 08, Jun 2006
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Skin Game
greatbook i could relate, but only in my earlier stage of cutting.
Review By: Sade @ 30, Jan 2006
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Best book ever
I really loved this book.I got it from the library about a year after I started cutting,and it was one of the best reads ever.Many people I've talked to don't like it because the book just seems to end without any real 'epiphany' on the part of the author,but for me that's the great thing about the book.There is no right or wrong answer to stopping,it's just about stopping and trying to be happy afterwards.
Review By: Doesn't matter @ 09, Oct 2005
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Fabulous
a fabulous book, insightful and so very normal. beautifully written
Review By: Cameron @ 07, Jun 2005
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Skin Game
I first found this book at a bookstore a few years ago. I figured it'd be a sob story and was surprised by how helpful it was. Her frank discussion of the long-term effects of hurting oneself helped me to de-romanticize the behavior. Therefore, I would recommend this book to anyone interested in how self-harm can evolve from seemingly nothing. This book may also be helpful for male cutters, who might be happy that this book doesn't focus entirely on the stereotypical female experience.
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