Tag: #memoir

We Share the Same Sky – Rachael Cerotti

This is a memoir about Cerrotti's grandmother, Hana Dubova, a Holocaust survivor. What I really love about We Share the Same Sky is the degree to which Cerrotti had access to her grandmother's journals and even to some of the people/relatives of the people who helped Hana or journeyed with her. This is also a … Continue reading We Share the Same Sky – Rachael Cerotti →

The Hilarious World of Depression – John Moe

There's a reason people share their personal journeys about depression with John Moe, whether it's after he gives a speech or in his podcast. I frankly never heard of the eponymous podcast, nor of John Moe. I read a description of the book and saw it looked popular and grabbed the audible version to start … Continue reading The Hilarious World of Depression – John Moe →

You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me – Sherman Alexie

If you want to love this book, live this prose poetry, deepen your understanding of a profoundly sad yet moving mother/son relationship, dripping with loss and caring and snapshot after snapshot (or quilt piece after quilt piece) of reservation life in the seventies and eighties… If you want to learn more about a deeply imperfect … Continue reading You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me – Sherman Alexie →

Buses are a Comin’: Memoir of a Freedom Rider – Charles Person with Richard Rooker

This is the single best coming-of-age memoir I have ever read. I have read and enjoyed many. It is 1961, and eighteen-year-old Charles Person needs his parents'' permission to become the youngest of the original Freedom Riders of 1961. James Farmer of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) led up the plan to test the … Continue reading Buses are a Comin’: Memoir of a Freedom Rider – Charles Person with Richard Rooker →

Nowhere Girl: A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood – Cheryl Diamond

I won an advance reading copy of this book in a Goodreads Giveaway, which I'm pleased about --because I can highly recommend this book. It feels a little mean to say this is a very entertaining read because Cheryl Diamond's life was way too chaotic -- to such an extent that she ultimately found out … Continue reading Nowhere Girl: A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood – Cheryl Diamond →

BLIND PONY As True a Story as I can Tell – Samantha Hart

I almost didn’t get into this book.  At first, Sam Hart’s writing, in two or three sentence paragraphs, jarred me. I didn’t know if there would be a story, yet what she was saying in bits and pieces engaged my attention.  I read some reviews – both positive and negative and decided to read on.  Now, I cannot … Continue reading BLIND PONY As True a Story as I can Tell – Samantha Hart →

Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure – Menachem Kaiser

Menachem Kaiser was raised in a close-knit Orthodox Jewish American-Canadian family. His grandfather, a holocaust survivor from Poland died before he was born. Kaiser is named for him. When, in the course of a routine visit to Poland, he has occasion to visit Sosnowiec, his grandfather’s hometown, he secures an address from his father of … Continue reading Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure – Menachem Kaiser →