Give Me Everything You Have, James Lasdun
Give Me Everything You Have, James Lasdun
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Give Me Everything You Have
On Being Stalked

Author: James Lasdun

Narrator: Robin Sachs

Unabridged: 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/12/2013

Synopsis

A true story of obsessive love turning to obsessive hate, Give Me Everything You Have chronicles the author's strange and harrowing ordeal at the hands of a former student, a self-styled verbal terrorist, who began trying, in her words, to 'ruin him.' Hate mail, online postings, and public accusations of plagiarism and sexual misconduct were her weapons of choice and, as with more conventional terrorist weapons, proved remarkably difficult to combat. James Lasdun's account, while terrifying, is told with compassion and humor, and brilliantly succeeds in turning a highly personal story into a profound meditation on subjects as varied as madness, race, Middle East politics, and the meaning of honor and reputation in the Internet age.

About James Lasdun

James Lasdun is the author of Afternoon of a Faun, The Fall Guy, The Horned Man, and Seven Lies, several poetry and short story collections, and a memoir. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, he teaches creative writing at The New School and lives in upstate New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by La Petite Américaine on December 09, 2017

Changing this from 1 to 5 stars, based on the author's writing alone. The few relevant phrases from my original review should explain why quite easily. See below: "...beautiful writing" "adored...his cross country train trip, his reflections on D.H. Lawrence, his beautiful retelling of Sir Gawain" "A......more

Goodreads review by Trish on November 23, 2016

Given that this is a true story, it is a horrifying piece of work. Lasdun is forced to relive the moments leading up to and during a verbal online assault on him, his family, his publisher, his employers, and his work by a demented student. An individual has no real protection from defamation, and t......more

Goodreads review by Ellis on November 22, 2014

I'm adding this so I don't forget it. I'm going to need to let my review simmer for a while. Probably have to get bourbon-buzzed again to try to recapture the brilliant discourse I was laying on my husband about this book the other night. Okay, so on the one hand, I am trying to sympathize with Lasd......more

Goodreads review by Fiona on October 20, 2017

This account of the cyber-terrorist attack on a writer by his former pupil sounded such an interesting read. As a former victim or stalking I really find it therapeutic to read accounts from other people, and have done so for years. Fascinating to see how differently stalkers operate on their victim......more

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