Lady God

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Summary: Give me a break...
Review: Coming from an abusive household myself, and suffering ALOT worse than this "author", she sounds like a whiney liberal who took a few slaps as a child and made up the rest. So what if her mother was crazy, lots of mothers are if not worse. You might find this entertaining if you keep in mind that this is all just fantasy.

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Summary: You'll have to work your way through this one
Review: This is one of those books that you think you'll never finish, but you can't stop reading it because it hints at enough to make you want to see what's around the bend. Some parts of it are so convoluted and twisted that you have to keep reading to make sure you understand what is going on. Yes, the book contains mother-daughter incest, but it's presented in a way that you find it more pathetic or sad than disgusting. It finally turns into a lesbian novel, but not until the end. I'm not sure I liked Landy, the main character. She's certainly one of the most complex individuals I've encountered in a book in a while. I'm not sure I liked the book either, though I didn't hate it. I would say that you have to read the book and decide for yourself. It still has me thinking.

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Summary: a rare and poetic novel about mother-daughter incest
Review: When I read this novel, I was so pleased to finally find a book on mother-daughter incest. Landy, the main character, struggles with the sexual abuse that was inflicted upon her by her mother. This trauma affects all aspects of Landy's life. Luders focuses on the emotional and social repercussions, especially in her difficulty in maintaining a romantic relationship. Luders does an excellent job in describing the "merging" of the abuser and the abused, as Landy's sense of self becomes blurred and confused.