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Men
Have
Called
Her
Crazy
A
Memoir
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8220Ths bookis so many things I didn8217tknow
I needed a testament to the work of healing, a
raw howl of anger, and an indictment of
misogyny8217sinsipid, predictable, infuriating
reign.82218212Camen Maria Machado, author of
the National Book Award finalist Her Body and
Other Parties and the Lambda
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Literary Award winner In the Dream House A
powerful memoir that reckons with mental health
as well as the insidious ways men impact the
lives of women.In early 2021, popular artist Anna
Marie Tendler checked herself into a psychiatric
hospital following a year of crippling anxiety,
depression, and self-harm. Over two weeks, she
underwent myriad psychological tests,
participated in numerous therapy sessions,
connected with fellow patients and experienced
profound breakthroughs, such as when a doctor
noted, 8220Thre is a you inside that feels
invisible to those looking at you from the
outside.8221 In Men Have Called Her Crazy,
Tendler recounts her hospital experience as well
as pivotal moments in her life that preceded and
followed. As the title suggests, many of
these moments are impacted by men unrequited
love in high school the twenty-eight-year-old she
lost her virginity to when she was sixteen the
frustrations and absurdities of dating in her
mid-thirties and her decision to freeze her eggs
as all her friends were starting families. This
stunning literary self-portrait examines the
unreasonable expectations and pressures women
face in the 21st century. Yet overwhelming and
despairing as that can feel, Tendler ultimately
offers a message of hope. Early in her stay in
the hospital, she says, 8220Mywish for myself
is that one day I8217llreach a place where I
can face hardship without trying to destroy
myself.8221By the end of the book, she fulfills
that wish.