Brain better.

[gement]

So it's not left hanging, my previous upset over my reading is mostly past now, thanks to hours and hours of processing time with a variety of people, very good advice from more than one friend, and a cathartic date with meowse Monday night.

I got 10 hours sleep last night and wanted more.

I still feel like ranting a bit, but a lot of that settled out when I actually posted a comment to the author's LJ. (Not bitching her out, just... saying this was my reaction, these were elements that bothered me in the not-good way, and suggesting she talk to the publishers a little more strenuously about packaging, as that was in large part what blind-sided me. But entirely framed as my reaction, not her responsibility or anything, and congratulating her on writing something that felt very emotionally true and affecting.)

I'll be reading the rest of the book on Friday to get it out of my system, and letting my reaction lie fallow until then.

So this is that "trigger" thing people are always talking about... It's really never happened to me before. That was very strange and upsetting, and the fact that it was so upsetting was one of the upsetting parts. I have not had to cope with that vehemence of reaction before, not on that time scale at that intensity.

Brains are funny ducks.

In other news, pics next post.

Comments

[artdreams1.livejournal.com]

I hope you mind my reading this with the viewpoint of the way minds work.

One man's meat, and all that.

There's so much erotica out there, I tend to stick with short story so if it's badly written or just doesn't do anything for me (except maybe turn my stomach and/or bore me), I can move on without much effort.

I already told you of one of things that unexpectedly squicked me, American Werewolf in London, a movie I loved but gave me unexpected nightmares the first viewing. Two others, Play Misty For Me and, interestingly, a passage in the book (or the movie, didn't matter, graphic is as graphic does) Catch 22 where a war scene described a man turning his living comrade over and his insides stay where they are. Forgot about that until I read your write and that was at least 30 yrs ago.

On the other hand, your nana told me she liked Clan of the Cave Bear except for the "force situation," as she put it.

D was terrified by the Exorcist, I laughed my way through it.

Ducks are also funny ducks :-D

[artdreams1.livejournal.com]

opps.

Add a "don't" to first sentence, as in, hope you DON'T mind

ducks. Silly creatures, really

[gement.livejournal.com]

The idea of Nana reading Clan of the Cave Bear cracks me up. I need to call her again; she's just full of surprises.

I'm about to read Catch 22, so thanks for the heads-up.