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I'm a sucker for a fascinating memoir, particularly those that involve places I am familiar with. Although, her portrayal of Welch, WV is accurate, it's a bit sad because I fear the rest of my beautiful home state will be put to shame by a run down coal town story. However, looking past my own fears, this memoir was compelling. The "characters" were interesting with vivid personalities and her writing makes you fully understand the circumstances and the characteristics of her life. I highly reco
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This book was good but there was a lot of things unnecessarily repeated.
This was an excellent book. But be forwarned, if your a parent with at least a few working brain cells you will really want to kick her parents in the ass and maybe even bounce their heads off a wall or two.
The Wall's Family consisted of Rex & Rosemary (The parents) and their 4 children, Jeannnette, Lori, Brian, and Maureen. Rex was a brillant man who was incredibly smart, but was an alcoholic and prone to some pretty strange behavior. Rosemary was also a brillant woman, but was more concerned ...more
The Wall's Family consisted of Rex & Rosemary (The parents) and their 4 children, Jeannnette, Lori, Brian, and Maureen. Rex was a brillant man who was incredibly smart, but was an alcoholic and prone to some pretty strange behavior. Rosemary was also a brillant woman, but was more concerned ...more
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In a nutshell, this was the relentlessly heartbreaking (though often darkly comic) true story of four children being raised by two completely incompetent parents. The circumstances that the children found themselves in time after time during the first 16 to 18 years of their lives due to the utter selfishness of their parents were just too much to be borne! I listened to the Recorded Books Audiobook, narrated by Julia Gibson and it was an excellent recording although it often had me yelling in s
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