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Inside Alan Helms
by ed_grover | May 12 '02
Pros: Beautifully written
Cons: None for me

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Product Rating: 5.0



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Re: Re: Extending the story (Reply to this comment)
by Stephen_Murray
Only the 3-page epilogue deals with his recovery. The book is about his youth as a perplexed sex object.
May 16 '02
2:32 pm PDT

thanks for sharing (Reply to this comment)
by pamelita3099
This was really a great review. My aunt's friend or roomie, was arrested over twenty times for participating in marches, she was also in the military and was strongly urged to leave. She never stepped down, not even a notch. I am very proud of her and she is one of my best friends. No matter what life has thrown me she has always been there for me.

peace,

Pam
May 13 '02
3:47 pm PDT

I'm always amazed by the sheer number of ex-pat... (Reply to this comment)
by NFP
...Midwesterners who used their "escape" to NY to build fascinating personas.

Excellent review, Ed, as always.

cheers,

nick
May 13 '02
12:57 pm PDT

Re: Extending the story (Reply to this comment)
by ed_grover
Stephen:

Do you really think so? I have my autographed copy in front of me and he writes in his Epilogue, "At least I no longer think of myself as despicable & my life as a waste & I'm not nearly as tormented as I used to be." This is directly after he talks about his friend Ira who died of AIDS.

He talks of acceptance and that's all out of Alanon. He accepted his life for what it is now and when he and I talked on the phone he gave me to believe what I said about him was correct. Thanks for stopping. Your comments are valuable to me.

Ed
May 12 '02
7:31 pm PDT

Extending the story (Reply to this comment)
by Stephen_Murray
is interesting, but your "bottom line" is misleading about what is in the book.
May 12 '02
5:27 pm PDT
   

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