Review of Dancing Nude in a Periwinkle Garden
Posted: 01 Mar 2023, 03:42
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Dancing Nude in a Periwinkle Garden" by Lisa "Angel" Lite.]
Growing up in a dysfunctional home, Angel has always looked forward to spending her summers in a nudist resort that Aunt Amy and Uncle Jack frequent. Their stay gets cut short when Amy's health deteriorates. Angel and her two sisters, Rose and Drew, are forced to return to their crazy mother, Granny, and their two cousins.
In Dancing Nude in a Periwinkle Garden: (Life through the Eyes of a Teenage Nudist), Lisa Angel Lite describes her experiences growing up as a nudist and a mentally unstable mother. This book serves as a journal containing her exciting childhood experiences and lessons learned as she grew up until she blooms into an adult. Curious to find out how she navigates the challenges she encounters as a growing teenager? Grab a copy and find out!
There are so many things I enjoyed about this book. This book changes perspectives about nudism and what it is all about. When I came across this book and read the title, I instantly misjudged it to be filled with pervert and lecherous content. A few chapters into the book and the first thing the author does is to clear up misconceptions about what nudism is all about. To her, it is a religion of some sort, pure and natural. After reading through it, I believe nudism, in its pure form, stands for confidence, naturalism, and freedom.
Angel had felt insecure at some point about going nude in the resort after she had spent a year away from the resort. She had wondered if other girls shaved their pubic hair or not. She finally goes nude and decides to find out. At the end of the day, she forgot to check if the girls had shaved or not. This particular scene stood out most to me. It goes to show no one was critically appraising anyone's body. I was also greatly impressed by the measures put in place by the resort to curtail any possibility of perverts taking advantage of the establishment.
I was also very impressed with Angel's personality and thinking. She thought deeply about life and could grab things easily. At a very young age, she already understood the way guys think and what attracts them. She understood that money could never buy happiness and that mental illness would not spare you just because you are rich or kind. It could afflict anyone at any time. In general, the book promoted an open, non-judgmental, and mature mentality to life. I could see that message passed across through Rose's bisexual marriage.
The book also calls into question how much we know about mental illnesses and how to manage mentally unstable patients. This book raises mental health awareness. For the longest time, Angel and her sisters thought that Agnes was possessed. At the different homes she was put in, there was an evident lack of compassion toward the patients. Force and any means of instilling fear were used to subdue the patients.
I felt there were a lot of characters written about in the book. However, the author seamlessly weaves them into the story without many clusters. Sadly, the book was filled with grammatical errors. Therefore, this book was not professionally edited. I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars because the book was educating and compelling. I recommend this book to anyone that enjoys autobiographies, memoirs, coming-of-age stories, or books bordering on mental health.
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Dancing Nude in a Periwinkle Garden
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Growing up in a dysfunctional home, Angel has always looked forward to spending her summers in a nudist resort that Aunt Amy and Uncle Jack frequent. Their stay gets cut short when Amy's health deteriorates. Angel and her two sisters, Rose and Drew, are forced to return to their crazy mother, Granny, and their two cousins.
In Dancing Nude in a Periwinkle Garden: (Life through the Eyes of a Teenage Nudist), Lisa Angel Lite describes her experiences growing up as a nudist and a mentally unstable mother. This book serves as a journal containing her exciting childhood experiences and lessons learned as she grew up until she blooms into an adult. Curious to find out how she navigates the challenges she encounters as a growing teenager? Grab a copy and find out!
There are so many things I enjoyed about this book. This book changes perspectives about nudism and what it is all about. When I came across this book and read the title, I instantly misjudged it to be filled with pervert and lecherous content. A few chapters into the book and the first thing the author does is to clear up misconceptions about what nudism is all about. To her, it is a religion of some sort, pure and natural. After reading through it, I believe nudism, in its pure form, stands for confidence, naturalism, and freedom.
Angel had felt insecure at some point about going nude in the resort after she had spent a year away from the resort. She had wondered if other girls shaved their pubic hair or not. She finally goes nude and decides to find out. At the end of the day, she forgot to check if the girls had shaved or not. This particular scene stood out most to me. It goes to show no one was critically appraising anyone's body. I was also greatly impressed by the measures put in place by the resort to curtail any possibility of perverts taking advantage of the establishment.
I was also very impressed with Angel's personality and thinking. She thought deeply about life and could grab things easily. At a very young age, she already understood the way guys think and what attracts them. She understood that money could never buy happiness and that mental illness would not spare you just because you are rich or kind. It could afflict anyone at any time. In general, the book promoted an open, non-judgmental, and mature mentality to life. I could see that message passed across through Rose's bisexual marriage.
The book also calls into question how much we know about mental illnesses and how to manage mentally unstable patients. This book raises mental health awareness. For the longest time, Angel and her sisters thought that Agnes was possessed. At the different homes she was put in, there was an evident lack of compassion toward the patients. Force and any means of instilling fear were used to subdue the patients.
I felt there were a lot of characters written about in the book. However, the author seamlessly weaves them into the story without many clusters. Sadly, the book was filled with grammatical errors. Therefore, this book was not professionally edited. I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars because the book was educating and compelling. I recommend this book to anyone that enjoys autobiographies, memoirs, coming-of-age stories, or books bordering on mental health.
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Dancing Nude in a Periwinkle Garden
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
