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From Publishers Weekly
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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With compassion and patience, Levenkron...demystifies the condition and brings it into the mainstream of medical practice. He's also very readable. -- New Statesman
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Extremely Misleading and Disappointing,
By Bethany A. "badgrl352000" (Los Angeles, CA via WI) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cutting (Paperback)
I bought and read this book almost immediatly after it came out. To be honest, I had never heard of Mr. Levenkron before, but I was excited because someone had actually written a book on cutting--a "disorder" that at the age of 21, I thought I was the only person who suffered it. However, as I read it, I became angry and offended. Mr. Levenkron seems to group all cutters into one catagory--we are all from dysfunctional homes and also have eating disorders. This did not include me at all. As a result, I felt even more displaced. This was in 1997--before self-injury became the "affliction of the new-millenium" as so many people like to put it.I wish I had a different non-fiction book about self-injury to recommend in place of this one, but I don't. And believe me, I have read extensively on this topic. Most of the books that I have read are one-dimensional or only suggested one possible route for cutters to get help. In fact, the only good book that I have read that deals with this subject is the novel "Cut". It is distressing to me that this "problem" (and I don't mean to offend anyone for calling it that) is not being dealt with in non-fictional ways by anything other than speculative psycho-babble or fast-tracked memoirs that offer only one viewpoint that is supposed to encompass all those who self-injure (i.e. "Skin Game") In truth, to see a fair portrayal of self-injury, you're better off seeing an independant movie such as "Secretary" or "Thirteen" than reading anything that's out there right now. And as far as Mr. Levenkron, I hope he has realized that not all of us who cut fit neatly into his box. If we did, we'd probably all be cured by now.
2.0 out of 5 stars
not as good as it should be,
By A Customer
This review is from: Cutting (Paperback)
this book, while sometimes helpful, is for the most part a series of anecdotes that merely show off levenkron's success as a therapist. it may well have useful aspects for the therapist seeking help on how to treat a patient, but even some of those are a little scary from a patient's perspective. it seems that although levenkron states things like "it took five years of therapy to get this patient through this journey" or what have you, he glosses over the length and concentrates on the many miraculous breakthroughs he makes.if you are a teenage "cutter" or "self-mutilator" or whatever you want to call it, it may be more helpful than someone who is 29 and therefore out of his age group. i don't fit into any of his categories - i had a wonderful upbringing, was never abused and didn't start self-mutilating until i was 22. perhaps this is why the book seems so far-fetched to me. however, i do think his data-tracking skills are suspect. i highly recommend marilee strong's "a bright red scream" instead of this book.
1.0 out of 5 stars
The worst book on SI I've ever read...,
By A Customer
This review is from: Cutting (Paperback)
I think he spends too much time telling everybody how disturbed we are and how bad we need help...I need to read with compassion....not reading something that makes me feel even more guilty, sick or wrong..I know that what I do is bad for me but reading his book didn't make me wanna get better...just my two cents.
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