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Far from the Tree by Andrew Solomon
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it was amazing
bookshelves: general-nonfiction, science, best-of-2014, favorites-nonfiction, medicine, long-reads

One of the best books I've ever read.
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Reading Progress

July 2, 2013 – Shelved as: to-read
July 2, 2013 – Shelved
August 24, 2014 – Started Reading
September 2, 2014 –
page 32
3.33%
September 6, 2014 –
page 115
11.95% "Fascinating so far..."
September 8, 2014 –
page 220
22.87% "Finished the chapters on the Deaf, dwarfism, and Downs Syndrome. Amazing collection of stories - learning a lot from this book."
September 12, 2014 –
page 334
34.72%
September 13, 2014 –
page 526
54.68% "The 'Prodigies' chapter was the first one that I skimmed. Very little resonated here. Solomon should have included more than just musical prodigies. Still some interesting things, but not as strong as the other chapters thus far."
September 19, 2014 –
page 607
63.1% "The interview with Dylan Klebold's parents was heartbreaking..."
September 22, 2014 –
page 672
69.85%
September 24, 2014 – Finished Reading
October 1, 2014 – Shelved as: general-nonfiction
October 1, 2014 – Shelved as: science
December 11, 2015 – Shelved as: best-of-2014
February 17, 2016 – Shelved as: favorites-nonfiction
February 17, 2016 – Shelved as: medicine
June 22, 2017 – Shelved as: long-reads

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