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Lit - Mary Karr
Lit
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Lit follows Mary Karr's descent into the inferno of alcoholism and madness—and her astonishing resurrection.Karr's longing for a solid family seems secure when her marriage to a handsome, Shakespeare-quoting poet produces a son they adore. But she can't outrun her apocalyptic past. She drinks... show more
Lit follows Mary Karr's descent into the inferno of alcoholism and madness—and her astonishing resurrection.Karr's longing for a solid family seems secure when her marriage to a handsome, Shakespeare-quoting poet produces a son they adore. But she can't outrun her apocalyptic past. She drinks herself into the same numbness that nearly devoured her charismatic but troubled
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Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780062421098 (0062421093)
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Pages no: 436
Edition language: English
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A Reading Vocation
A Reading Vocation rated it
3.0 Book 52/100: Lit by Mary Karr
I read this because Cheryl Strayed recommended Mary Karr on her Dear Sugar podcast -- and when I read all the descriptions of Karr's book, this one appealed to me most because it deals with Catholic spirituality.The Catholic spirituality part is interesting, although it is not as much of the book as...
kathleencioffi1
kathleencioffi1 rated it
4.0 Lit: A Memoir
Super well-written and brave. I'm a little allergic to spiritual stuff, but I guess if you're as screwed-up as Mary Karr was at this point in her life, whatever works to get you off whatever it is you're on is good.
I Like Books
I Like Books rated it
3.0 Lit : A Memoir (P.S.)
I'm not sure what to say about this one. It took a lot out of me, reading it. And it's not like I can say I was drawn in by the story line...really it's just another memoir of an alcoholic getting sober and finding God. I've read those before with much more enticing stories and such. Still...the way...
ladydi
ladydi rated it
I enjoy reading memoirs and enjoyed Mary Karr's very much. So much so, I plan to read at least her first memoir (The Liar's Club) and maybe her second (Cherry).I may not have understood every complex word the author used, but enough to get a feel for the events she wrote about and even more importan...
florinda3rs
florinda3rs rated it
Non-celebrity memoir has become particularly hot during the last decade or so, and Mary Karr's first work in the genre, The Liars' Club (1995) was one of the books that helped start that fire. Poetic, moving, and both darkly humorous and horrifying in its depiction of her seriously screwed-up Texas ...
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