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this book has everything we would expect from rachel: intelligence, humor, honesty, and depth. it also leaves you troubled and thinking about not how we got here, but how we fix our comfort level with perpetual war.
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after a lifetime of enjoying the films of the marx brothers, it was such a joy to dive into the life of harpo, my favorite. his writing style was perfectly conversational and makes you feel like you are following him through his life. fascinating characters and events kept me awake night after night.
I have to say, this book took me by complete surprise. There are so many food diaries/memoirs/biographies on the shelves that I thought this was just another "the first time i tasted (enter food here)..." book. Boy, was I wrong. Not that there's no food in it, but food only serves as a side note. This is about a life, and what a life. And what a writer. There is no warm and fuzzy here - it is cold, harsh, painful, angry, and absolutely fascinating. It sounds too simplistic to say this, but it is a great read.
this book proved to me that reading reviews and the blurb on the cover often mislead. i have had this book for a while, but just picked it up a few weeks ago...and didn't want to put it down. it is so much richer than i imagined. her writing is comfortable even when the subject is difficult. her characters are all perfectly believable, and the story is brilliant as it crosses decades and miles. i look forward to reading this again when it starts to fade from my memory.
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Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power by Rachel Maddow
Mona, March 21, 2012
this book has everything we would expect from rachel: intelligence, humor, honesty, and depth. it also leaves you troubled and thinking about not how we got here, but how we fix our comfort level with perpetual war.(4 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)
Harpo Speaks! by Harpo Marx
Mona, February 23, 2012
after a lifetime of enjoying the films of the marx brothers, it was such a joy to dive into the life of harpo, my favorite. his writing style was perfectly conversational and makes you feel like you are following him through his life. fascinating characters and events kept me awake night after night.My Kitchen Wars: A Memoir (At Table) by Betty Fussell
Mona, June 19, 2010
I have to say, this book took me by complete surprise. There are so many food diaries/memoirs/biographies on the shelves that I thought this was just another "the first time i tasted (enter food here)..." book. Boy, was I wrong. Not that there's no food in it, but food only serves as a side note. This is about a life, and what a life. And what a writer. There is no warm and fuzzy here - it is cold, harsh, painful, angry, and absolutely fascinating. It sounds too simplistic to say this, but it is a great read.The Blue Flower by Penelope Fitzgerald
Mona, February 16, 2010
Such an odd little book...it was a slog at first, but once i recognized her sense of humor and felt comfortable in the time and place, i was hooked.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
Burning Marguerite by Elizab Inness Brown
mona, July 1, 2009
this book proved to me that reading reviews and the blurb on the cover often mislead. i have had this book for a while, but just picked it up a few weeks ago...and didn't want to put it down. it is so much richer than i imagined. her writing is comfortable even when the subject is difficult. her characters are all perfectly believable, and the story is brilliant as it crosses decades and miles. i look forward to reading this again when it starts to fade from my memory.1-5 of 13next