Sep 18, 2020
Six Illuminating Memoirs I've Read This Year
01 Leaving the Witness In Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life, Amber Scorah takes the reader into her confidences...
Sep 14, 2020
Review of Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass
Some aspects of Surrender Your Sons felt deeply real and intimate, but I couldn't get past the details that didn't fit.
Aug 13, 2020
Review of Burn Our Bodies Down by Rory Power
I was frustrated by what felt like disjointed cause and effect and lack of clear motivation on the characters' parts.
Aug 3, 2020
Review of Shiner by Amy Jo Burns
The women's lifelong friendship felt like the heart of the story and was a fantastic element.
Jul 31, 2020
Review of My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
The title of the book feels like an important assertion from Lucy; she is finally owning who she is--her story, choices, and essence.
Jul 3, 2020
Review of Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker
Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker is a fascinating, disturbing, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful book.
Apr 2, 2020
Review of Long Bright River by Liz Moore
Liz Moore’s writing is thoughtful and the story in Long Bright River is character-driven. Situations aren’t resolved too easily or cleanly.
Mar 30, 2020
Review of The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Danny and Maeve are ejected from their fabled childhood home, and they spend the rest of the book hashing out their bitterness and feelings.
Mar 13, 2020
Review of Godshot by Chelsea Bieker
The strongest part of the story was toward the end, with a search and some resolution, strong female characters, and a family of sorts.
Feb 28, 2020
Review of Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel
Wrobel supplies Münchausen syndrome by proxy, lies, betrayals, and double-crossing, within a claustrophobic mother-daughter relationship.
Feb 22, 2020
Review of 142 Ostriches by April Davila
Tallulah shifts from resenting her future and her obligations to taking charge of her life and how she intends to live it.
Feb 10, 2020
Review of The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell
This was creepy and smart and kept me hooked, wondering if the characters were who they said they were. Libby Jones was adopted as an...
Jan 13, 2020
Review of Leaving the Witness by Amber Scorah
In Leaving the Witness, Amber Scorah takes the reader into her confidences and lays bare her sheltered experiences, religious...