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“I am known as Fragoso, at your service; and I am still able to curl and cut your hair, to shave you, and to make you comfortable according to all the rules of my art.
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"I am known as Fragoso, at your service; and I am still able to curl and cut your hair, to shave you, and to make you comfortable according to all the rules of my art.
Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon Jules Verne 1866
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I'm pleased Fragoso has spun her flax into gold, but the cynic in me can't help but feel it was, in part, published to capitalise on the inevitable controversy, thereby continuing the cycle of exploitation.
Tiger, Tiger: What is the point of reading this memoir of abuse? 2011
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Fragoso was 7 years old when she introduced herself to the 51-year-old at a public swimming pool in Union City, N.J., saying innocently: "Can I play with you?"
Cruelty in Fact and Fiction Adam Ross 2011
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But the most troubling thing by far is the attitude of its author, Margaux Fragoso, who is determined to spare us absolutely nothing, and so details not only every dubious "tickling game", but also such things as the way Peter's penis looks, his fondness for frottage, and the reasons why they were never able to enjoy full intercourse.
Tiger, Tiger: What is the point of reading this memoir of abuse? 2011
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No, the difficulty is really that Fragoso has simply not created a memoir which is compelling to read or contains any deeper message and I suspect it would have been the same had she told the same tale as fiction.
Tiger, Tiger: What is the point of reading this memoir of abuse? 2011
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Margaux Fragoso ... is her book published for its 'talk-about-ability'?
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The only redemptive feeling it prompted was admiration for Fragoso's unwavering candour: she is a talented writer and her memoir is executed without judgment or shame.
Tiger, Tiger: What is the point of reading this memoir of abuse? 2011
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Sometimes Margaux Fragoso, who wrote the book for a creative writing MA, gives an indication that she can write.
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Contrary to what Fragoso's supporters seem to believe, a desire not to have certain images imprinted on your mind isn't at all the same thing as burying your head in the sand and hoping that child abuse will simply go away.
Tiger, Tiger: What is the point of reading this memoir of abuse? 2011
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