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Title: You Better Not Cry Author: Augusten Burroughs Genre/Pages: Memoir/224 Publication: St. Martin’s Press; October 27, 2009 Rating: 1.5 Bookmarks Source: Library A collection of bleak, holiday-themed essays, most that left me feeling like jabbing an icicle into my eye and skipping every Christmas until eternity. With a mere 183 days until Christmas, what better [...]
Title: Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic Author: Alison Bechdel Genre/Pages: Graphic Novel Memoir/232 Publication: Houghton Mifflin Company; 2006 Rating: 3.5 BOOKMARKS Source: library A memoir different in style and story than any I’ve read before, Fun Home tells of the Bechdel family as seen from daughter Alison’s perspective. With a vocabulary that would rival Roget’s and [...]
WIN A COPY OF UP FOR RENEWAL! See the review for details. CONGRATS to JESS of Book Reviews by Jess; She’s the winner! Title: Up For Renewal Author: Cathy Alter Genre/Pages: Memoir/336 Publication: Atria Books; July 2008/Washington Square Press (re-release); July 2009 Rating: 3.5 BOOKMARKS A year in the life of a woman who has committed herself to [...]
Welcome aboard, I'm Natalie! I'm 37, married to a dream boat, and live in New Jersey. It's all about books here! I read, recommend, review, and revel in them. Have a book you'd like me to review? Visit my Review Policy for details. Want to drop me a line? May 31, 2012
From the Outside Looking Indian
by Rupinder Gill
Courtesy of Berkley/NAL Penguin Group
June 12, 2012
Between You and Me
by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus
courtesy of Engelman & Co.
July 3, 2012
The Next Best Thing
by Jennifer Weiner
courtesy of Engelman & Co.
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