I thought the characters were very well fleshed out and developed but I can't really say the same for the story. I wanted more action or suspense or love or.........something!!! I came to like the damn emus more than anything. *sigh*
I liked the actual characters in the book but the storyline just wasn't very interesting. I finished reading it because I felt so invested in it but I definitely wasn't super impressed with the flow of the book. Still not a bad read, though.
Jeanette Walls latest novel again examines the relationship between fractured family members, specifically a certifiably crazy mom and her street smart, literate daughters. As in most of Walls work, the children are not terribly bitter that the adults are unable to care for them properly, but accept...
If you've read the author's memoir, then you've read a much better version of this book. It tells a predictable story of two girls who are left on their own after their nut of a mother picks up and leaves.
What an amazing life Lily Casey lived. The novel hooked me from page one with Jeannette’s storytelling of Lily’s life growing up in west Texas. Lily is Jeannette’s grandmother and through a variety of resources, Jeanette’s gives this special tribute to her grandmother by writing a book about this ...
She Left Me the Gun by Emma Brockes is an examination of what it's like to be the child of a survivor. As in Speigelman's Maus, Brockes traces the events of her parent's life to make sense of events that occurred in her own. A well-written and fast-moving account, this book traces Emma Brockes journ...
Amazing! There were parts of this book that hit home with me and I commend the author for her honesty. Jeannette’s life was full of ups and downs as she traveled with her family following her parent’s dreams. With a bottle of booze in one hand and the fear of the mob tracking him down, Dad had a ...
I saw one reviewer call this a West Virginia version of McCourt's Angela's Ashes. As far as I'm concerned, it's far better. I didn't care for McCourt's faux James Joyce prose style and often found myself skeptical about his tales. I never felt that way about Walls' story, even though this is written...
Jeannette Walls was incredibly brave to tell such an honest version of her childhood that was poor but rich in adventure, heartbreaking but often humorous, and highly dysfunctional but surrounded with loving siblings. The Glass Castle tells the true story of the Walls family upbringing, consisting ...
The subtitle for this book could be 'When Two Completely Insane People Decide to Reproduce.' Jeannette Walls reveals all in this memoir of her life with nomadic parents who hold . . . umm, unusual values. The fact that at least three children were able to escape the cycle of alcoholism and irrespons...
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