Saturday, March 21, 2009

Stealing Love - Mary A. Fischer

I thought this was going to be a story about a woman who steals abused dogs and finds them new homes. Instead, the story was about Mary Fischer's life and how she was affected by all the bad things that her family did to her. Except, I can't see what was so bad for her, especially compared to the horror that her mother experienced, being committed to a mental facility in the early 60s as treatment for depression.

Mary Fischer seems to me to be the most self absorbed, narcissistic, pop psychology riddled human being I have encountered in a long time. Only the last 40 pages have to do with her stealing abused dogs and finding them new homes. She is the absolute judge and jury about the alleged abuse and seems to be looking for congratulations after the fact.

I was fascinated at how she could point any situation back to her and how it affected her. It made for interesting reading - even though she was so unlikable.

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