CarrieK | August 17, 2010
I find myself in the position of being behind on reviews again, and, although each of these books fully deserves its own, full-length review, I’m going to fall back on my catch-up method of doing mini-reviews. Title: The Fiddler’s Gun Author: A.S. Peterson Genre: Historical fiction Publisher: Rabbit Room Press Rating: 4 out of 5 [...]
Category: graphic novels, historical fiction, memoirs, mysteries |
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CarrieK | June 11, 2010
Title: Let Me Go Author: Helga Schneider Genre: Memoir Publisher: Penguin Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the public library First line: I’m seeing you again after twenty-seven years, Mother, and wondering whether in all that time you have understood how much damage you did to your children. I put Let Me [...]
Category: audiobooks, fantasy, graphic novels, memoirs |
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CarrieK | May 20, 2010
Title: Far From the Land: An Irish Memoir Author: Thomas J. Rice Genre: Memoir Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: ARC from the author’s publicist First line: On a beautiful June morning in 1983, I was startled from a deep sleep by a loud banging on my bedroom door. Thomas Rice [...]
Category: memoirs, non-fiction |
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Tags: ireland reading challenge, memoirs, non-fiction
CarrieK | April 16, 2010
Title: Love in a Time of Homeschooling: A Mother and Daughter’s Uncommon Year Author: Laura Brodie Genre: Nonfiction, memoir Publisher: Harper Collins Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Review copy from the author First line: On a cold October morning my ten-year-old daughter, Julia, sat at our kitchen table and contemplated the Earth’s layers. [...]
Category: giveaways, memoirs, non-fiction |
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CarrieK | March 25, 2010
Title: The Woman Who Can’t Forget: The Extraordinary Story of Living with the Most Remarkable Memory Known to Science Author: Jill Price Genre: Memoir Publisher: Free Press Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the public library First line: I know very well how tyrannical the memory can be. Jill Price has a [...]
Category: audiobooks, memoirs, non-fiction |
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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 [...]
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 [...]
Category: memoirs |
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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. [...]
Category: memoirs |
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