Welcome to First Chapter/Intros, now hosted by Yvonne @ Socrates Book Reviews. Each week readers post the first paragraph (or 2) of a book they are reading or that they plan to read soon.
Good Morning, Monster; Catherine Gildiner
St. Martin's Press - 2020
The day I opened my private practice as a psychologist, I sat smugly in my office. Fortified with the knowledge I'd acquired, taking comfort in the rules I'd learned, I looked forward to having patients I could "cure."
I was deluded.
What do you think? I generally like reading about case studies such as these; hope to start this one later this week.
I'm curious about her cases. I'd read on.
ReplyDeleteI like case studies, too. The first sentence would keep me reading. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm intrigued and would read on.
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ReplyDeleteThat might be kind of interesting, especially for our Mom, she is a retired therapist.
ReplyDeleteHow cool, I bet she would.
DeleteI tend to stay away from psychology as I start imaginging I suffer from whatever issues being discussed.
ReplyDeleteLOL - I hear you, but, for me it usually makes me feel more normal - whatever normal is LOL
DeleteThat last sentence of the first paragraph made me laugh. Yeah I imagine there's a pretty steep learning curve in the early days of a psychology practice.
ReplyDeleteFor sure Katherine.
DeleteOh, yes, I love the sound of this one. I can relate to that need to "change" the behavior of clients. LOL.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy!
I bet as a former social worker.
DeleteI don't usually read books like this, but the intro grabbed my attention. I would keep reading.
ReplyDeleteI'm drawn to these kind of stories.
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