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Hysterical, a memoir Paperback-2022 by Bassist, Elissa
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-10
0306827379
ISBN-13
9780306827372
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21057245579
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hysterical : a Memoir
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Women, Women's Health, Personal Memoirs, Psychopathology / General, Women's Studies, Literary, Mood Disorders / General
Publication Year
2022
Genre
Social Science, Health & Fitness, Self-Help, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
15.7 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2022-019045
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"To be a woman is to relate to Elissa Bassist's fierce and funny new memoir, Hysterical , a searing indictment of the patriarchal and misogynistic medical system that so often belittles, ignores, and seeks to silence women's voices. ... Thus, this impassioned memoir, which critiques "a culture where men speak and women shut up," was born, and Bassist became definitively uncaged. Hysterical is for the women who are tired of being ignored, shamed, overmedicated, and misunderstood."-- Shondaland, "I am dazzled and fascinated. The set-up is funny and smart ass-y...[Elissa] cut[s] right to the heart [and] delivered something intimate and vulnerable and unexpected and original and yet universal too."-- Cheryl Strayed, "Disruptive, tender, and beautiful, this book is a reversal of women's apologies and a demand for more."-- Library Journal Starred Review, "Part memoir, part cultural critique, part manifesto, Hysterical is a tour de force, a powerful response and critique of the subjugation of girls and women across all aspects of our culture--healthcare, workplaces, dating and sex (heterosexual, that is), pop culture (publishing, television, film), and of language itself. 'Patriarchy,' she writes, 'is our mother tongue and preexisting condition.' "-- New York Journal of Books, "A sharp examination of life in "a culture where men speak and women shut up"... [Bassist's] memoir stands as proof of an arduous process of healing. A fiery cultural critique." -- Kirkus Review, "Before reading [ Hysterical ], I hadn't found much literature (especially witty literature) on how misogyny shows up in the body. What a relief to find a book that articulates so many frustrating and familiar experiences; I couldn't put my highlighter down.... Hysterical examines who gets to speak and why, society's fascination with dead girls, the "rape-culture iceberg," and how to reclaim your voice."-- The Cut, "[ Hysterical ] touches on so many things that ... women deal with in the world. It weaves the science in -- in a great way where you're both reading about what this woman has gone through, but you're learning something at the same time."-- Daisy Rosario , NPR
Dewey Decimal
362.1092
Synopsis
SEMI-FINALIST FOR THE 2023 THURBER PRIZE FOR AMERICAN HUMOR - "A fiery cultural critique." --Kirkus Reviews - "...a powerful, beautifully written, and utterly important book." --New York Journal of Books " Hysterical is staggeringly good. ... This is one of the most intelligent, painful, ridiculous, awesome, relevant things I've ever read. " -Roxane Gay " ... an impressive debut. Elissa Bassist wrote it like a motherfucker." -Cheryl Strayed Acclaimed humor writer Elissa Bassist shares her journey to reclaim her authentic voice in a culture that doesn't listen to women in this medical mystery, cultural criticism, and rallying cry. Between 2016 and 2018, Elissa Bassist saw over twenty medical professionals for a variety of mysterious ailments. She had what millions of American women had: pain that didn't make sense to doctors, a body that didn't make sense to science, and a psyche that didn't make sense to mankind. Then an acupuncturist suggested that some of her physical pain could be caged fury finding expression, and that treating her voice would treat the problem. It did. Growing up, Bassist's family, boyfriends, school, work, and television shows had the same expectation for a woman's voice: less is more. She was called dramatic and insane for speaking her mind. She was accused of overreacting and playing victim for having unexplained physical pain. She was ignored or rebuked (like so many women throughout history) for using her voice "inappropriately" by expressing sadness or suffering or anger or joy. Because of this, she said "yes" when she meant "no"; she didn't tweet #MeToo; and she never spoke without fear of being "too emotional." She felt rage, but like a good woman, she repressed it. In her witty and incisive debut, Bassist explains how girls and women internalize and perpetuate directives about their voices, making it hard to "just speak up" and "burn down the patriarchy." But then their silence hurts them more than anything they could ever say. Hysterical is a memoir of a voice lost and found, a primer on new ways to think about a woman's voice--about where it's being squashed and where it needs amplification--and a clarion call for readers to unmute their voice, listen to it above all others, and use it again without regret., SEMI-FINALIST FOR THE 2023 THURBER PRIZE FOR AMERICAN HUMOR * "A fiery cultural critique." --Kirkus Reviews * "...a powerful, beautifully written, and utterly important book." --New York Journal of Books " Hysterical is staggeringly good. ... This is one of the most intelligent, painful, ridiculous, awesome, relevant things I've ever read. " -Roxane Gay " ... an impressive debut. Elissa Bassist wrote it like a motherfucker." -Cheryl Strayed Acclaimed humor writer Elissa Bassist shares her journey to reclaim her authentic voice in a culture that doesn't listen to women in this medical mystery, cultural criticism, and rallying cry. Between 2016 and 2018, Elissa Bassist saw over twenty medical professionals for a variety of mysterious ailments. She had what millions of American women had: pain that didn't make sense to doctors, a body that didn't make sense to science, and a psyche that didn't make sense to mankind. Then an acupuncturist suggested that some of her physical pain could be caged fury finding expression, and that treating her voice would treat the problem. It did. Growing up, Bassist's family, boyfriends, school, work, and television shows had the same expectation for a woman's voice: less is more. She was called dramatic and insane for speaking her mind. She was accused of overreacting and playing victim for having unexplained physical pain. She was ignored or rebuked (like so many women throughout history) for using her voice "inappropriately" by expressing sadness or suffering or anger or joy. Because of this, she said "yes" when she meant "no"; she didn't tweet #MeToo; and she never spoke without fear of being "too emotional." She felt rage, but like a good woman, she repressed it. In her witty and incisive debut, Bassist explains how girls and women internalize and perpetuate directives about their voices, making it hard to "just speak up" and "burn down the patriarchy." But then their silence hurts them more than anything they could ever say. Hysterical is a memoir of a voice lost and found, a primer on new ways to think about a woman's voice--about where it's being squashed and where it needs amplification--and a clarion call for readers to unmute their voice, listen to it above all others, and use it again without regret., Between 2016 and 2018, Elissa Bassist saw over twenty medical professionals for a variety of mysterious ailments. Bassist had what millions of American women had: pain that didn't make sense to doctors, a body that didn't make sense to science, a psyche that didn't make sense to mankind. But then an acupuncturist suggested some of her physical pain could be caged fury finding expression, and that treating her voice would treat the problem. It did.Growing up, Bassist's family, boyfriends, school, work, and television had the same expectation for a woman's voice: less is more. She was called dramatic and insane for speaking her mind; she was accused of overreacting and playing victim for having unexplained physical pain; she was ignored or rebuked like women throughout history for using her voice "inappropriately" by expressing sadness or suffering or anger or joy.Because of this, she said "yes" when she meant "no"; she didn't tweet #MeToo; and she never spoke without fear of being "too emotional." So, she felt rage, but like a good woman, repressed it. In Hysterical, Bassist explains how girls and women internalize and perpetuate directives about their voice, making it hard to emote or "just speak up" and "burn down the patriarchy." But her silence hurt more than anything she could ever say. Hysterical is a memoir of a voice lost and found, and a primer on new ways to think about a woman's voice, where it's being squashed and where it needs amplification. Bassist breaks her own silences and calls on others to do the same-to unmute their voice, listen to it above all others, and use it again without regret.
LC Classification Number
RA564.85.B375 2022
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