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Would you read a book about?

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passioninthisworld · 18/06/2023 21:25

A woman of 31 with undiagnosed borderline personality disorder, that has made her life soooo difficult but has managed to overcome it?

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KohlaParasaurus · 19/06/2023 11:14

I don't think I'd read the memoirs of any 31 year old, even one who has done remarkable things. However, the narrative of a 31 year old dealing with undiagnosed BPD and having a positive outcome could make a good strand for a novel.

GladAllOver · 19/06/2023 11:09

Did you end up marrying a prince?

readbooksdrinktea · 19/06/2023 11:07

SunLover1985 · 19/06/2023 09:41

Are there any dragons in it?

This always helps!

canigetitmyself · 19/06/2023 09:50

What happens though?

Hoppinggreen · 19/06/2023 09:45

No, but everyone likes different stuff

ThursdayFreedom · 19/06/2023 09:44

No, sorry. I get enough of that kind of thing on here. I wouldn't read a book about it.

I'm going to need to read Elinor Oliphant again. I enjoyed it, but don't remember much if it. That's all on me and my memory (or lack of) no reflection on the book. It's the first book I've bought as a gift for a friend after reading it, I hope I didn't make a real gaff there, but my friend said she thought it was good.

SleepingStandingUp · 19/06/2023 09:44

There's a market for misery-lit but it def needs a heavy hitter - childhood abuse, severe adult abuse or violence etc.

It's probably better to write it into a fiction book so you can add some elements that have broader appeal - so a romance where her condition is an issue, a thriller where something happens and she's the "unreliable" witness or possible suspect, a horror where her condition makes her experience unreliable and no one believes her until its too late etc.

Unfortunately there's too much living misery in the world for average "life's tough but I got there" stuff unless it is exceptionally written prose

SunLover1985 · 19/06/2023 09:41

Are there any dragons in it?

IAmAnIdiot123 · 19/06/2023 09:39

No, I would just watch Crazy Ex Girlfriend so I at least had the light relief of music.

TollgateDebs · 19/06/2023 09:37

I wouldn't but have a friend that would, and does. However, I am currently reading a book about the social history of poisons, which is making me look very differently at everyday items, so would say there's a reader for any subject!

ItsNotRocketSalad · 19/06/2023 09:34

Is it memoir? These stories are a dime a dozen and you won't sell copies to strangers (as opposed to your friends and family) unless you have a unique angle.

If it's a novel, what you've described isn't a plot and you'd need a lot more.

Lcb123 · 19/06/2023 09:33

Definitely not.

Mmhmmn · 19/06/2023 09:32

So much depends on delivery and style and quality of writing as well as the subject and tone. Plenty of people read and enjoyed Eleanor Oliphant is absolutely fine (or whatever it was called), because it was well written with great humour.

Mmhmmn · 19/06/2023 09:26

passioninthisworld · 18/06/2023 21:25

A woman of 31 with undiagnosed borderline personality disorder, that has made her life soooo difficult but has managed to overcome it?

Sounds interesting

Ylvamoon · 19/06/2023 09:23

No.

I like a well reaserched book that is believable and close to reality.
I don't like books where the outcome is obvious from the first page.

I don't mind real life storie types as long as they have a captivating storyline and are very well written! And let's face it, 99.9999% of them aren't!

AgentProvocateur · 19/06/2023 09:18

No, I wouldn’t read a book about self-diagnosed anything.

Kilorrery · 19/06/2023 09:14

No. What you describe sounds like the kind of ill-written pap in the ‘Unfortunate Lives’ section. (I’m not joking. I haven’t been in the Manchester Piccadilly Waterstones for aeons, but they used to have a section called ‘Unfortunate Lives’ dedicated mostly to abuse memoirs.)

And yes, why undiagnosed?

Kaamos · 19/06/2023 09:08

No.

knittingaddict · 19/06/2023 09:00

I think the undiagnosed bit would be very off-putting. Why undiagnosed? Is this real? Is this you?

steevanseegall · 19/06/2023 08:55

No because I prefer fact to fiction.

knittingaddict · 19/06/2023 08:55

Thanks mn.

knittingaddict · 19/06/2023 08:54

KarmaIsMyBF · 19/06/2023 08:52

Sorry posted at the same time!

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To be expected. Could have kicked myself when I reread the op. I know loads of people are going to jump on it now. I've asked for it to be deleted.

knittingaddict · 19/06/2023 08:53

Still wouldn't read it though because I have enough stresses in my life, so chose not to read about other people's.

KarmaIsMyBF · 19/06/2023 08:52

knittingaddict · 19/06/2023 08:51

Huge apologies. Misread the op completely. No idea how. Seems to be a trend this morning.

Sorry posted at the same time!

KarmaIsMyBF · 19/06/2023 08:52

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That's a completely different disorder ..

DID is a newer term for multiple personality disorder.