CarrieK | February 15, 2010
Title: King of the Mild Frontier: An Ill-Advised Autobiography
Author: Chris Crutcher
Genre: Memoir
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Source: Audiobook from the public library
First line: I grew up riding a rocket.
Last summer, when I embarked on the project that is the Literary Road Trip, I had the privilege of interviewing (via e-mail) Chris Crutcher, YA [...]
Category: authors, memoirs, writing |
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CarrieK | November 7, 2009
Title: The Geography of Love
Author: Glenda Burgess
Genre: Memoir
Publisher: Broadway Books
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Source: Paperback copy from Library Thing Early Reviewers
First line: Physicists say we are made of stardust.
The Geography of Love: A Memoir is a love story – a love story that explores the depths of love and the way we are bound [...]
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CarrieK | October 28, 2009
Title: Dear Fatty
Author: Dawn French
Genre: Memoir
Publisher: Arrow Books
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Source: Print copy that was a gift from a friend
First line: Dear You, Hello.
Dawn French’s memoir Dear Fatty was one of the treats Michelle brought back in her suitcase for me when she returned from England. We’re both fans of The Vicar of [...]
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CarrieK | September 4, 2009
Update: I’m editing the title to indicate that these are books I think everyone must read, not books I’m listing for myself to read. I’ve read – and loved – all of these, that’s why I consider them must-reads. )
I have officially run out of genres in which I can list my favorites. [...]
Category: children's fiction, classics, contemporary fiction, fantasy, graphic novels, historical fiction, history, literary fiction, memoirs, mysteries, non-fiction, poetry |
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CarrieK | May 28, 2009
When I was writing my favorite memoirs post last week, it went longer than I had intended, and so became part one. Here’s part two:
The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
This straight-forward, tell-it-like-it-is memoir is one girl’s story of a nomadic life with an artist mother and an alcoholic father. Jeanette and her siblings were malnourished [...]
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CarrieK | May 21, 2009
There’s nothing like reading a true story, whether it’s the story of someone’s entire life, or the story of an especially memorable personal experience. The list of memoirs that had me turning one page after another, engrossed in someone else’s life, is too long for a single post. Here’s part one:
Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life [...]
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