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Misfit's Manifesto by Lidia Yuknavitch

satriani's review against another edition

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5.0

A quick but powerful read. This is the first book that I have read in a long time that deeply resonated with me on a very personal level. A book written by and for people that don't fit into the regular "normal" mode of life, getting from A to B, who perceive the world differently and have had to forge their own path to where they are. Often misunderstood and/or labeled as odd, different or worse these people all have a different story to tell that off the beaten path of the typical personal narrative that exists in our world. I can see that people may read this book and not understand it the way a misfit would and not like it, but for someone that always feels out of place, doesn't fit in and often has to act ways that are not normal them to get through the day which leads to a feeling of being fake, it is important to know we are really not alone in our journey.

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informative medium-paced

2.0

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A beautiful plea to remember those on the fringes or those born into difficulty—who don't neatly fit into drawn lines—are often the best at reinvention. Those who forge a different looking path, who are thrust into hardship or unbelonging can lean into creative meaning and make beauty.