I’m usually wary of an audio book read by the author. Much
of the time their readings are flat and read in a style fine for a short reading
in a bookstore but boring for an entire audio book. Emma Forrest’s reading of
the audio version of her memoir YourVoice In My Head is an exception. She puts a great deal of life into her reading
without going overboard and pulls the listener along through her at times
disturbing but always fascinating tale.
Your Voice In My Head
is Forrest’s telling of her lengthy battle with mental illness. She has
problems with cutting, suicidal thoughts (and attempts), and bulimia. Certainly
not cheery material, but one of the things I liked about Your Voice In My Head was that she does not become morose and
miserable (at least in writing about her experiences). She often pokes fun at
her strange behavior and does a good job describing where her mind was at
various troubled times. She spends a lot
of the book trying to get at why she did these awful things to herself and why,
at least at the book’s end, she has stopped doing them.
Forrest also talks a lot about a sometimes boyfriend she
refers to as GH or her gypsy husband. A little Googling revealed that she dated
actor Colin Farrell and, since she keeps talking about GH leaving to go film
movies, this is probably who she is talking about. Google also told me that she
dated television and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, although I’m not sure if he was
mentioned in the book. All in all, this is a well written and read book on a
dark subject.
JW
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