tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9726252.post114195731949392088..comments2023-10-31T09:19:41.762-07:00Comments on Canon Fodder: Reading Journal Entry: The Self-Made Man, by Norah Vincentmapletree7http://www.blogger.com/profile/15261672903705693449noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9726252.post-1142981983715724322006-03-21T14:59:00.000-08:002006-03-21T14:59:00.000-08:00I haven't read the book yet but intend to. One thi...I haven't read the book yet but intend to. One thing that interests me about your review is that the initial set up always sounded a lot like "Black Like Me," a story about a white man who lives as a black man in the pre-Civil Rights South.<BR/><BR/>You mention that she went into a monastery and also a psych ward. The narrarator in Black Like Me also spent some time in a monastery and, while I can't remember if he checked himself into an asylum, he talked of approaching a nervous breakdown.tim maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13362216359107589053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9726252.post-1142437774344525762006-03-15T07:49:00.000-08:002006-03-15T07:49:00.000-08:00I saw an interview with the writer on a morning sh...I saw an interview with the writer on a morning show and read about it in the paper -- it is certainly a media-friendly book -- and both made me want to read it.AnnaMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13596563029082439483noreply@blogger.com