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I read alot of memoirs old and new. But recently all the ones I want are WL so I am looking for input on some I might not be thinking of. I will put a list of ones I have read and maybe someone can suggest something like those. Also feel free to ask about ones I have read for input for your self. A Child Called It (and rest of his books) The Home Half The House Daddy's Girl Liar's Club Before Women Had Wings Father's House also a member at bookmooch and goodreads.com if you want to add me....Love |
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Along the lines of A Child Called It (childhood memoir with a crazy parent) these come to mind: The Glass Castle - J. Walls Girls of Tender Age by Mary Tirone-Smith Blackbird - J Laucks A couple of others I really liked: In My Hands: Memories of a Holocaust Rescuer by Irine Gut Opdyke The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
What did you think of Before Women Had Wings?
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Before Women Had Wings was one of the best books I have ever read it reminded me so much of my childhood....MIne was not quite as bad but so many similarities it scared me...lol Well worth the read and it was qick read. The books you suggested I eith read or have ordered and waiting for so thanks for the input. I have a keeper copy of Before Women Had Wings I got rid of the copy I read and then regreted it so when I saw it at GoodWill I bought..lol |
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There's a huge thread on memoirs in the Hidden Gems forum http://www.paperbackswap.com/forum/topic.php?t=118024 Check it out - it sure added several books to my WL. |
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I enjoyed:
Driving with Dead People - Monica Holloway http://www.amazon.com/Driving-Dead-People-Monica-Holloway/dp/1416955127/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232035228&sr=1-1 I'm Looking Through You: Growing Up Haunted - Jennifer Finney Boylan http://www.amazon.com/Im-Looking-Through-You-Growing/dp/0767921755/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1232035306&sr=1-2 |
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Based on what you've read, I think you would enjoy The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother, by James McBride. It is currently available on this site. Here is a typical review: "A refreshing portrait of family self-discovery...brilliantly intertwines passages of family's lives. Mr. McBride's search is less about racial turmoil than about how he realized how blessed he is to have had a support system in the face of what could have been insurmountable obstacles." Susan Brownmiller writes:
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Love, i currently have The Color of Water and it's unpostable and you can have it free with any order or we can make a deal. Just PM me and let me know. |
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You all have gave me great input....I think I picked that one up at the library and did not finish it..
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Wasted - Maya Hornbacher (I may not be spelling that right) (about anorexia) Wasted - can't think of author, I think it's on my bookshelf, about drinking Dry - Augusten Burroughs Parched - author??? (about drinking) Pledged - author??? (about sorority hazing) Smashed - Koren something (about drinking) The Men with the Pink Triangle - author??? (gays in the Holocaust) I *loved* all of these.
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I just Got DRY it looks like I will like this one... I will have to go look up the rest of these that last one youlisted looks interesting!! |
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If you are interested in Woodswoman on my list I will throw in The Wilderness Road... a collection of her Poems, Short Stories, Nature Essays and Color Photos free. This is the first in a series she has written about her many trials and tribulations of living in the wilderness. I am also doing a 3-for-2 deal if you are interested in anything on my shelf |
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I just posted: Dry - Augusten Burroughs Magical Thinking - Augusten Burroughs Down Came the Rain - Brooke Shields Star and Star Struck - Pamela Anderson (they are not Bios, but the storyline is about her life) - Funny and fast reading! |
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I also posted: Girl, Interrupted - Susana Kaysen The Camera My Mother Gave Me - Susana Kaysen Both are very good and based on her life. |
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Cherry (by the author of Liar's Club) The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan A Girl Called Zippy Someday I Talk Pretty (David Sedaris....he has published several books but this one is my fave) The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
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It's a fictional biopic but it's brilliant.
The Agony and the Ecstasy about Michaelangelo. Beautiful and brilliant.
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Thanks Katie I will check it out I have never read a fictional biopic book. I have only ever read a few fictional books I liked. Beloved Boy In The Basement No I think thast it...I am very picky...lol |
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If you've never read Rick Bragg, please consider these two: It's All Over but the Shoutin' and Ava's Man. Bragg is a Pulitzer Prize winning newspaper writer and those books are stunning accounts of his family life. He has also written Jessica Lynch's story which is on my shelf beckoning to me! |
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This one doesn't seem to fit with anything I have read above, but here is one anyway: In Search Of History by Theodore White. More than telling about himself, he describes China in the 30s. He knew Mao; he knew Ho Chi Minh. He told why the Chinese revolution too place and why the comunists were winning. For this his boss fired him and he was literally blacklisted for a time. Dr. John T. West, III |
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My Favorite of the Nancy E Turner memoirs or diaries Dese is my words She has written three different books about the Diary of Sarah Prine ( her Aunt) Nancy took liberties with her Aunts diary but the stories are memorable and wonderful.. I just love Sarah Prine.. you all will definetly not be disappointed. I am going to see if I can find "When Women had Wings" now, thanks for the referral.. |
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I have some good memoirs and bios on my bookshelf, take a look :) |
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I loved these two both on the opposite sides of the spectrum 1. Fish by TJ Pursell-serious and heart wrenching 2. sTORI Telling by Tori Spelling-fun and funny |
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My life in Orange it's really interesting! |
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The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer and All Over but the Shoutin' by Rick Bragg are both excellent!
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I just finished reading a couple memoirs that I enjoyed: A Paper Life by Tatum O'Neal Happens Every Day: An All Too True Story by Isabel Gillies |
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Thanks for all the great book titles...I have gone and checked out most on here and just ordered two of them so far..Thanks all. Keep em' comin!! lol |
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