Loral > Recent Status Updates

The further in I get into this book, the more skeptical I become of it’s intention. Is Picoult trying to entertain us or convince us that Shakespeare didn’t write his plays? How many people dug into this book and came out of it misinformed about the legitimacy of Shakespeare’s work? Or is there something deeper I’m missing?

I’m not looking forward to returning to the Melina chapters. I want to stay with Emilia!

I’ve been reframing those incidents where I think I was overwhelmed or “overly sensitive” and it’s helping me understand why I was behaving the way I was. The shame I felt because of that behavior really drove a wedge between me and my loved ones.

I’m learning a lot about highly sensitive people, I’m also discovering more about my own level of sensitivity and reflecting on incidences where I reacted negatively to something that was supposed to be fun or arousing. I’m gaining this fresh perspective and I’m pricing together that those incidents may have been my reaction to overstimulation. Overall I’m gaining more empathy for highly sensitive people.