Kissing Doorknobs
 

Kissing Doorknobs

by Terry Spencer Hesser

Despite recent media attention, obsessive-compulsive disorder remains perplexing to those who haven't experienced the illness firsthand. In her compassionate debut novel, Terry Spencer Hesser skillfully and credibly explains exactly what OCD feels like, as well as the effects it has on surrounding friends and family. Tara Sullivan first encounters her compulsive behavior at age 11, when... (read more)

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Zoe
  • Rated 4 stars

What an amazing book. Gets inside the head of a young woman suffering from severe OCD and helps the reader understand the "tyrants" that prevent her from living a normal life. Also, in an age when people frequently say how 'OCD' they are, a good wakeup to what OCD is really like.

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  • Rated 4.5 stars
 

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  • bellaicy

    bellaicy said:

    my cousin gave me this years ago and i saw it on her so i read it in a sitting very interesting, humorous, and a great insight on having and living with OCD

    posted Saturday, March 8 2008
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