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Nov 12, 2009 Lydia Presley rated it really liked it

Shelves: memoirs, non-fiction

When I read Frank McCourt's "Angela's Ashes" I remember thinking that something like that could never happen over here. People just.. couldn't let it happen. Since then I've read a great many books and seen a lot more then I had in my fairly sheltered life at that time, but this book really brings it home.

Despite the bleak and despairing story, Jeannette Walls manages to infuse the memoir with some humor and even had me smiling and shaking my head at times. I don't doubt at all that her parents ...more

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Oct 23, 2007 martha rated it liked it

Shelves: year-2008, nonfiction, memoiry

The good: this was a fast, easy read, morbidly interesting. The tone wasn't self-pitying.

The bad: While I was glad it wasn't self-pitying, I *really* wish there'd been some more adult assessment of the situation, especially her mother's obvious mental illness, and the repercussions of such a horrific childhood on the author and her siblings/how they dealt with transitioning to a more normal adult life and so on. ...more

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Apr 10, 2009 Rae rated it liked it

Shelves: bio-memoir

I didn't want to put this memoir down. I kept thinking to myself "You've got to be kidding me!" or "What next?" or "This just can't be true!" Perhaps it is. Perhaps it isn't. Who knows. But it makes for one amazing read.

Achtung! Offensive language abounds. ...more

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May 21, 2007 Lucy rated it it was amazing

This book kept me captivated until I finished it. I was literally unable to put it down and carried it with me everywhere for the day that it took me to read it.

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