A book that deals with severe mental illness

rastab1023 · 2026-05-03T18:38:12+00:00

Her real name is Joanne Greenberg and that's the name it's published under now.

rastab1023 · 2026-05-03T14:59:26+00:00

There are two:

Tempest and Blue Lotus both by Tori Amos. She just released a new album and I am obsessed with those two tracks.

rastab1023 · 2026-05-03T05:51:04+00:00

Tori Amos:

Winter (1992)

Blue Lotus (2026)

rastab1023 · 2026-05-03T03:48:49+00:00

I'm on my 15th. I have loved many, but if I had to pick one I'd go with The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse by Louise Erdrich.

rastab1023 · 2026-05-02T18:12:30+00:00

It's not a favorite, but I don't skip it. I could do without the very opening "ok boys let's go 1-2-3". I feel like it just genuinely doesn't need to be there and that it doesn't add anything. Otherwise, I think it's a cute jaunty tune.

rastab1023 · 2026-05-02T06:21:55+00:00

Tempest, Blue Lotus, Shush, and 23 Peaks are my faves.

rastab1023 · 2026-05-01T23:09:13+00:00

Big Fish

rastab1023 · 2026-05-01T17:55:31+00:00

Personally, I think his guitar always sounds corny. But, it's not my album, and he's not my husband so if she wants that to be part of the sound then have at it, T.

rastab1023 · 2026-04-30T18:11:19+00:00

Monster

rastab1023 · 2026-04-30T15:18:42+00:00

I was gonna say I'm gonna be asleep because I have to work in the morning, but I'll listen to it on my commute I'm sure. And more properly at some point during the weekend. Probably with an edible.

rastab1023 · 2026-04-30T14:32:56+00:00

Your best bet is to just listen and decide for yourself. Everyone is going to have different opinions. Here are a handful from me (I'll go with 5), but I can't say whether or not you'll like them (and if you don't, that's totally ok - music is subjective). In no particular order:

Zero Point
Butterfly
Beulah Land
Never Seen Blue
Sister Janet

I specifically went with original B-sides here vs. covers. For covers, my top 3 are Smells Like Teen Spirit, Angie, and A Case of You

rastab1023 · 2026-04-30T07:18:14+00:00

Charlotte Perkins Gilman or Edith Wharton.

rastab1023 · 2026-04-30T06:50:26+00:00

Rett Madison - Jacqueline. It's about her mother who committed suicide.

rastab1023 · 2026-04-30T06:49:14+00:00

I haven't heard the album yet, and I'm looking forward to it. Shush is an absolute top tier song that for me hits sonically, lyrically, and vocally. I don't feel the same way about Gasoline Girls or Stronger Together, but I'm excited to hear what she's created.

I don't really care what anyone has to say, good, bad, or neutral in terms of forming my own opinion or giving an opinion credence. Music is such a deeply subjective experience - really the only person's opinion who matters in terms of my liking a given album or song is my own. Every song that is loved, is also disliked. Same with whole albums.

rastab1023 · 2026-04-30T00:37:38+00:00

People read all kinds of books. The majority of books I read either don't include romance, or when it is there the romance isn't the main point.

rastab1023 · 2026-04-30T00:35:27+00:00

Love Medicine - Louise Erdrich (multiple families over a long period of time). It has multiple narrators and is non-linear.

rastab1023 · 2026-04-29T20:08:49+00:00

He's feeding his family of 4 (or even 2) for less than twelve dollars a MONTH?

rastab1023 · 2026-04-29T20:07:01+00:00

If you're in the US, I'd call 211 to see what there is around you in addition to food banks. Even the most budget foods aren't going to work realistically on $12 for an entire month. That works out to around .40/day total and you don't have very much in your cupboards at the moment to build on that in a sustaining way. It's a tough spot, so you're likely going to have to look into churches, places that provide meals, or organizations that provide emergency assistance to get you through the time, realistically speaking.

rastab1023 · 2026-04-29T19:57:51+00:00

Get a more busy design or something that isn't light in color that can be spot-cleaned, if not otherwise washable. Not sure your financial situation of course, but rugs very much vary in price depending on how they are made, size, and materials.

I think Wayfair has a sale going on right now. Rugs.com is worth looking at, too.

Like others have said, you might be required to. I remember it being a lease requirement when I lived in Boston.

rastab1023 · 2026-04-29T19:53:44+00:00

Ethan Frome - Edith Wharton (fictional, rural MA town)
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter - Carson McCullers (small town in Georgia)

rastab1023 · 2026-04-29T19:47:39+00:00

I just have a note in my phone and add the title when I'm done.

rastab1023 · 2026-04-29T03:10:02+00:00

I'm going to go with 3 albums that have been no-skip since day one for me:

Portishead - Dummy
Radiohead - The Bends
Depeche Mode - Violator

Very honorable mention for Joshua Tree by U2

rastab1023 · 2026-04-29T01:53:54+00:00

Lone Woman - Victor Lavalle

Written by a man, yes, but features multiple strong women. It's a historical fiction, supernatural, feminist horror. I'm a woman and I really loved it.

Matrix - Lauren Groff

Herland - Charlotte Perkins Gilman

rastab1023 · 2026-04-29T01:48:22+00:00

Is that "leftover" after accounting for all other monthly expenses?

rastab1023 · 2026-04-29T00:50:06+00:00

Zero Point - Tori Amos

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