#medhead

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I finished reading Med Head by James Patterson and Hal Friedman over the weekend. The book follows the story of Friedman’s, Cory. Cory suffers from both OCD and Tourette’s. The story covers a bit over ten years, and in the process Cory learns a lot about himself; he’s much stronger than he gives himself credit for initially. 

The story was written in first person and in present tense. Offsetting at first, but I came to appreciate how the story flowed as a result. As Friedman stated, the story couldn’t have been told any other way. First person gave readers a chance to identify with Cory, to understand him. Readers can empathize with his journey and come to understand that he didn’t mean to do the things he did; it just happened out of his control. When he spit at others, it was an impulse he couldn’t control. Did he want to spit? No, but he had to. 

Readers come to understand Cory and cheer him on; I know I certainly did. Just because someone may appear normal on the outside, doesn’t mean that everything is necessarily normal. When Cory would stick his finger up (out of impulse), people in public places would be astounded. How could someone let his/her child act that way? It’s not that simple. When we fail to understand, we judge. When we judge, we are limiting perspective. 

The courage that Cory demonstrates, especially as he attempts to overcome weight gain and smoking, is ridiculous. Ridiculous because I, personally, couldn’t imagine doing what he does. To climb up a mountain, frozen with a backpack made by hand, four miles a day? I doubt I could endure that, but then again, that’s me already limiting myself. With determination and strong will, Cory overcomes his difficulties and triumphs. 

If you haven’t read Med Head yet, you should. It’ll give you a different perspective on life.

🔜 - Are there any muses you want to add, but aren’t sure about?

well apparently a twelve muse 😛. and i constantly have tons of plot bunnies i’d love to explore if i had all the time in the world, but most of those still stay in the comfort zone of using lea, di, and now odie’s face. buuut, i’ve also thought seriously of using ashlyn or gillian’s face for a couple things, but since i haven’t been able to flesh everything out one way or another, they shall remain just as thoughts. for now.

🎭 - With which of your muses can you identify the most?

answered here. 

🐞 - Which is your most childish muse?

this one is tough because i tend to play older (and by association more mature) characters since i’m a fossil, but potentially salp!rachel, though she has being a teen on her side as a legitimate excuse. but i will say, transferring to carmel was assisting in her growth, but she could go full crazycakes on any given day.

👻 - Which is your most mischievous muse?

answered here.

🐜 - Which of your muses is the most clever/intelligent/educated one?

medhead. all those years of schooling, research, med school, and residency for those pediatrician credentials. though i hope you do know more than half the rachels in my head are clamoring to say that they’re the greatest star sooooo…

👰 - Which of your muses would you date?

answered here.

🐮 - Which of your muses is the strongest?

physically? well fin is a wnba baller, so she’s the most likely candidate. however, medhead’s a rower, and then you have a lot of tomboy!rachels who skate and free-run.

mentally, as in sure of who they are and happy in their own skin, probably dalton!rach or fc!rach.

probably medhead!quinn or my tomboy!rachels. they’re the muses in which i’m able to insert little personal bits the most while still keeping aspects of characterization true to canon.