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Zippora Karz

Teoksen The Sugarless Plum tekijä

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The Sugarless Plum (2009) 33 kappaletta
The Sugarless Plum (2016) 2 kappaletta

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I was so excited to read this. The cover is beautiful. The title is both clever and concise. I was delighted to find that this was a memoir, not a work of fiction as I'd somehow thought. Count this as another diabetes memoir done right!
I learned more than I can explain from reading this, and am so glad I did. After I set the book down, I had to think about it for awhile. When I picked this book up, I had hoped it would include a lot more about the author's experiences with diabetes, but such a topic takes up maybe twenty-five percent of the book, and largely at the end of it. The rest of it is an in-depth look at the ballet world, told in a way I wasn't expecting. I'm not sure how to describe that more clearly. The author had to cover so much territory of her time in the ballet world, which spanned two decades, that the writing became bland, repetitive, and clunky. I started skimming a little over halfway into the memoir, curious about when she'd mention her diabetes in more detail. She does a wonderful job of show-don't-tell the decades the book progresses through, which I found delightful. I was glad to read about the paths she'd taken since she stopped dancing.… (lisätietoja)
 
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iszevthere | Jun 23, 2022 |
The fascinating story of Zippora Karz, a ballet dancer with the New York City ballet who was diagnosed with diabetes during her dancing career. I shudder at the ineptitude of the American medical system of the 1990s as Karz was repeatedly diagnosed and misdiagnosed as both a Type 1 and a Type 2 diabetic. Ultimately she was an insulin dependent Type 1 diabetic, which is phenomenally difficult to manage whilst maintaining a full-time career as a dancer. Well written, this book paints a wonderfully clear picture of what it was like to dance at this high level despite the accommodations that had to be made for her diabetes.… (lisätietoja)
 
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Meggo | 5 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Jan 12, 2013 |
The Sugarless Plum by Zippora Karz is about the author's experience living with diabetes. Karz's case is a bit unique, as she's a ballerina, so she must walk a fine line in her insulin and sugar intake.I felt the Sugarless Plum was fairly depressing. I know she eventually gets past her disease, that's what happens in pretty much every IMPORTANT ISSUE/DISEASE memoir, but it still sort of made me sad. I guess I never really thought of diabetes as being a big deal, after all I've read The Babysitter's Club, and Stacey never seemed to have huge problems with her diabetes.I thought the dance aspects of the book were fairly interesting, as I don't know anything about dance. I can't sit still long enough to watch a dance show -- they sort of bore me. However, reading about dance is a whole other ball game.I definitely would have liked to read more about Zippora's family, they seemed quite fascinating, I wanted more about why her mom was so cool with her leaving home for NYC at 16 to dance. I know my parents would have put up a shitstorm if I did that.The writing was, much like every other issue based memoir only minus the crazy world of drugs, mediocre. I would recommend this if you are interested in learning about diabetes or are interested in the NYC Ballet Company.… (lisätietoja)
 
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booksandwine | 5 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Oct 7, 2010 |
This book is a recollection of the authors journey after finding out she has diabetes. There is more about life as a dancer than about her diabetes and at times there is information that is not needed and left me wondering why it was added. That being said, we get whole picture, not just bits and pieces. Not only do we get a story about her diabetes, we also get a story about her life as a ballerina. Finding out you have diabetes at such a young age and being as fit as she was, was a huge shock. This book tells her story of the fight not let diabetes take over her life. There are a few pages of photos that are a great addition and at the end is a Resource section for people with diabetes. Overall, I liked the book very much and would recommend it to not only aspiring ballerinas or those with diabetes, but to anyone who has a hurdle they are climbing in order to reach their goal in life.… (lisätietoja)
 
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VickiLN | 5 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Dec 31, 2009 |

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3
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37
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#390,572
Arvio (tähdet)
3.8
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7
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5