Love Sick: One Woman's Journey through Sexual Addiction Reading Guide & Discussion Questions

1. Compare Sue William Silverman to other contemporary women memoirists (such as Susanna Kaysen, Kathryn Harrison, and Caroline Knapp) who write about addiction, incest, or emotional issues.
   
   
2. How are the "dangerous men" with whom Silverman "acts out" representative of her father? How does Silverman's past affect the events presented in Love Sick?
   
   
3. What role does the Workbook play in telling Silverman's story?
   
   

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