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Kate Hulbert

Our Experience, Ourselves on Sep. 08, 2012

This is a fascinating book that made me view my own experiences in new ways and to think more about how others are shaped by theirs. The examples Relph uses are varied and thought-provoking, from the ancient Greeks and the journey of Odysseus, to the author's tale of his uncle's return from World War II broken by the experience of war, I was engaged and able to connect intellectually and emotionally with this book. I was pleased to see his inclusion of so many women's experiences from Chaucer's Wife of Bath to the riviting modern biography of writer, Mary Karr. I find that I'm now thinking about my own experiences in new ways. I've always known that we're made up of the sum of our experiences, but I don't think I was ever so aware of how others, too, are shaped and limited by theirs. So beware! This book may change you in ways you do not expect.