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Like Crazy: Life with My Mother and Her Invisible Friends
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September 2, 2020
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September 8, 2020
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Diane S ☔
Sep 05, 2020 rated it really liked it
Shelves: nfr-2020
Tender, witty and a true testament to the power of love.

When she was 79 Dan's mother was diagnosed with COPD and wasn't well enough to live on her own. With a great deal of trepidation, he brought her to live with him in Virginia. He was an unattached queer man, who worked for PETA. His queerness was something his mother accepted wholeheartedly. She became great friends with many if his past partners and they enjoyed her outlandish personality. She of course had other issues.

She often held conve
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Janet C-B
Sep 15, 2020 rated it liked it
Shelves: non-fiction
My comments are brief. I have mixed feelings about the content of the memoir, especially related to mental illness. However, the narration by the author, with background music and sound effects was excellent.
I rate the book 3 stars
Pat
Aug 20, 2020 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Christina
May 27, 2021 marked it as to-read