Tilted: The Post-Brain Surgery Journals

by Louise Krug

Literary Nonfiction. Disability Studies. When she was 22, Louise Krug had brain surgery that saved her life but left her with physical impairments. Now, ten years later and embarking on marriage, motherhood, and a college teaching career, she still struggles with knowing how to live. In her startling and hilarious memoir, TILTED: THE POST-BRAIN SURGERY JOURNALS, Krug uses the third person to explore driving to hearing aids, neighbors and mom-friends. With both deadpan humor and keen introspection, Krug examines the micro and macro challenges of living a tilted life. Simple acts like posing for photographs, riding a bicycle, and even haircuts are suddenly major hurdles. But so are more complex issues like the relationship with her mother and parenting. Krug gives readers a ringside seat as she grapples with her increasingly complicated self- image. A story of dealing with her demons and learning about inner strength, TILTED teaches us that, ultimately, your opinion of yourself is the one that matters most.

90 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 24, 2016

Reviews

[Laura Moriarty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full of insight and honesty, a powerful memoir of a writer looking at the world with new eyes. Louise Krug can be very funny too.

[Margaret W. Carkhuff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Familiar and self-reflective

I love how as the words pass from the page, I can't help but relate each feeling to my own life and experiences. I realized I was crying at a few points. Be well!

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great memoir from Louise Krug—definitely worth reading!

[Karen Ford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick read. Inspiring.

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

“Maybe things just stayed the same. Maybe always, despite one’s best efforts to evolve, to focus on what was important, you were who you were…. Life would proceed, as always, and it would all be fine. “

[SALLY WHITE · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thank you Goodreads for sending me this book. Louise Krug writes this book in the third person & it is a series of short essays that can be individually read. Initially Louise had to undergo life-saving brain surgery 10 years ago, and now, all these years later, she is married, has children and a career. The essays chart her struggles and successes following her problems. Louise now struggles with her appearance, amongst many other things, as the left side of her face was paralyzed causing problems with sight, including double vision, and having great difficulty eating and drinking. This book charts her life as it is now, how Louise has moved on and the problems she has faced and will go on facing. Well worth a read – a very thought provoking book.