Tag: Memoir
Mini-Reviews: What I’ve Been Reading
Emily
As you’ve probably noticed if you come around here often, I’ve been a little inactive the last couple months. This is largely because I started working with a small press earlier this year and most of my reading has been work related. Still, I want to get back into it,… Continue Reading Mini-Reviews: What I’ve Been Reading
Review: Bleaker House
Emily
I’ll admit that an ad convinced me to buy Bleaker House. I’ve definitely got a thing for memoirs about people putting themselves through hardship, and this one’s about writing so I had to go for it. Summary Nell Stevens was determined to write a novel. So when the opportunity to travel… Continue Reading Review: Bleaker House
Non-fiction Roundup
Emily
I’ve talked about getting into non-fiction before, and I’m happy to say that I am still keeping up with it. I’ve read several over the last couple of months and added a few to my TBR list. I’m enjoying seeing real people’s views on the world and getting a glimpse… Continue Reading Non-fiction Roundup
Review: Find a Way
Emily
In Find a Way, Diana Nyad passionately tells the story of how she worked toward her dream of swimming from Cuba to Florida. She first attempted the journey in her twenties, after becoming a world champion long-distance swimmer, but was blown off course, ending the swim. It was three decades before… Continue Reading Review: Find a Way
6 Books that Got Me Into Non-Fiction
Emily
Besides the few science-y picture books I received as gifts as a child, I’ve always leaned more toward fiction than non-fiction. Everything that exists in non-fiction already exists in the world, so why not read about dragons and space-elevators, right? That’s how I used to justify preferring fiction. Despite my… Continue Reading 6 Books that Got Me Into Non-Fiction
Review: Home is Burning
Emily
When Dan Marshall’s father is diagnosed with ALS, Dan reluctantly returns home to help his family out. As his mother undergoes chemotherapy and his father’s health steadily declines, Dan and his siblings’ lives become increasingly complicated. Through illness, breakups, unexpected weddings, possible drinking problems, and more, the Marshalls struggle to extend… Continue Reading Review: Home is Burning
Review: Girl in the Woods
Emily
Girl in the Woods is Aspen Matis’ memoir about dropping out of college after being raped to hike the Pacific Crest Trail all the way from Mexico to Canada on her own. Suffering from the trauma of the rape, her college’s poor handling of the situation, and her family discouraging… Continue Reading Review: Girl in the Woods
Review: The Story of My Tits
Emily
First off, how can you not crack a smile at the title? As the cover clearly states, this is the story of Jennifer Hayden’s breasts – from birth, to awkward adolescence, to motherhood, to breast cancer and beyond. I was drawn in by the title and the fact that it’s a graphic… Continue Reading Review: The Story of My Tits