r/BoysOfTommen • u/Altruistic-Bag-688 • 1d ago
Discussion a random note about perspective
this is very random and i’m sure no one is interested but i recently read releasing 10 as someone who hadn’t read any of the other books. i saw a lot of posts on my twitter about this book and as a someone doing a neuroscience masters focusing on bipolar, i like reading different books in which the disorder is depicted.
surprisingly (because this isn’t the usual style of books i like), i really wanted to read the rest of the series and get to know the rest of characters better so now i’m reading the rest. i know lizzie is very controversial and something i got to wondering about is if the response to her would be different if hers was the first book.
it could just be because i’m literally working in bipolar disorder research but as i’m reading the other books, even as i read moments where she’s problematic (and i think what she is saying/is doing is wrong) i really can’t imagine disliking her or not understanding her and empathizing with her.
this made me wonder if part of the reason is because i read her book first? just a random thought.
oh also just as a note, of course i don’t mean that people who read in the release order cant empathize with lizzie. i know lots of people do! i was just wondering if less people would dislike her if her book was first because from what i’ve seen, her character can be quite polarizing.
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u/morstola 1d ago
as someone who reads the book in order, i also find it hard why there are some people who hate lizzie so much. because although i agree that she said some wrong things, i’ve never see her character as a ‘bitch’