Category Archives: memoirs

Book Review: What I Thought I Knew: A Memoir by Alice Eve Cohen

Posted on December 16, 2010 by CarrieK

Title: What I Thought I Knew: A Memoir Author: Alice Eve Cohen Genre: Memoir Publisher: Penguin Books Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Source: Review copy for Book Sparks tour First line: This was going to be a solo show. … Continue reading →

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Book Review: American Widow by Alissa Torres and Sungyoon Choi

Posted on December 9, 2010 by CarrieK

Title: American Widow Author: Alissa Torres and Sungyoon Choi Genre: Graphic memoir Publisher: Villard Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from the public library First line: The world trade center was just hit by a plane! American … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls

Posted on December 2, 2010 by CarrieK

Title: The Glass Castle Author: Jeannette Walls Genre: Memoir Publisher: Scribner Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the public library Audiobook reader: Julia Gibson First line: I was sitting in a taxi, wondering if I had overdressed … Continue reading →

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Audiobook mini-reviews: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves by M.T. Anderson; Torment by Lauren Kate; American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot by Craig Ferguson

Posted on December 1, 2010 by CarrieK

Title: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves Author: M.T. Anderson Genre: YA historical fiction Publisher: Candlewick Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the public library Audiobook … Continue reading →

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Mini-reviews: The Fiddler’s Gun by A.S. Peterson; Christine Falls by Benjamin Black; The Impostor’s Daughter: A True Memoir by Laurie Sandell

Posted on August 17, 2010 by CarrieK

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 … Continue reading →

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Mini-reviews: Let Me Go by Helga Schneider; Firmin by Sam Savage; and French Milk by Lucy Knisley

Posted on June 11, 2010 by CarrieK

Title: Let Me Go Author: Helga Schneider Genre: Memoir Publisher: Penguin Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the public library Audiobook reader: Barbara Rosenblat First line: I’m seeing you again after twenty-seven years, Mother, and wondering whether … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Far From the Land: An Irish Memoir by Thomas J. Rice

Posted on May 20, 2010 by CarrieK

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 … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Love in a Time of Homeschooling: A Mother and Daughter’s Uncommon Year by Laura Brodie – and a giveaway

Posted on April 16, 2010 by CarrieK

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 … Continue reading →

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