My One-Night Stand With Cancer: A Memoir
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.11 (960 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1555838901 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Tania Katan is a playwrite and stand up comic living in Los Angeles.
"Can't say enough5 stars doesn't come close!" according to flowergirl. As a woman, as a writer, as a lesbian, and having gone through a portion of the cancer drama that Tania Katan hasthis book was relatable cover to cover. Her journal-style descriptions read like my own internal monologue making me laugh out loud repeatedly, and feel her emotions entirely. Her earnest and comical approach is refreshing and addictive. I couldn't put it down. Her character, herself, is unapologetically ende. "A funny book about cancer?" according to J. Craig. This is Tania Katan's own story and she tells it with a wonderful balance of frankness, humor, and tenderness. Katan comes off as a "whole" person in her writings, which isn't something we often see with lesbian 'characters.' She's not just a lesbian or a cancer patient, but also a daughter, sister, lover, friend, coworker, student, etc. A great, fast read.[]. Sakeeq said Didn't want to put it down. As a fanatic reader, I've been looking for stories that are more than just one letter after the other on pages in a book. I have to say that while reading this book, even with the seriousness of the subject matter, I felt as though I was a close friend and confidante of the author. She allowed me to remember with her, while sharing some laughs. As I read it, I wasn't thinking, "this shouldn't have happened - you're too
An unforgettable account of survival.Tania Katan’s plays have been seen at Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Circle Repertory Theatre, Theatre Rhinoceros, Pacific Residence Theatre, A Traveling Jewish Theatre, and Theatre of NOTE.. She survived, minus a breast. Her memoir, loaded with rage and blistering humor, tells the tale of living through two bouts with death and is woven through with stories of picking up women while bald, coping with her supportive but neurotic family, running in two 10K races, and pledging to never ever date a psycho
With lymph nodes negative and outlook positive despite lightning striking twice, this 10K runner shows great spirit and strength. By alternating, during a description of an ultrasound, between her real past as an impoverished, 16-year-old, dateless, friendless "drama fag" who wrote standup and fantasies of her present self as a lesbo porn star, Katan establishes a then-and-now structure for insights infused with wry comedy: remarks like "toxic girlfriends give me cancer" and characters including hypochondriac Nurse Fred, who fears those who lick books. In any eve