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Me gustó bastante más "El club de los mentirosos", la verdad. Demasiado ácido, lsd, porros y drogas variadas. Sin embargo, seguir conociendo la vida de Mary Karr me apetece. Así que continuaré con el siguiente.
Mención aparte merece el descubrimiento de la sexualidad de Mary, esa ignorancia supina que tenemos todos y todas cuando llega el momento, ese dejar de lado tu placer por el placer del otro.
Mención aparte merece el descubrimiento de la sexualidad de Mary, esa ignorancia supina que tenemos todos y todas cuando llega el momento, ese dejar de lado tu placer por el placer del otro.
Loved this until the drug use years took over. Then something beautiful, the heartbeat I think, just stopped.
I wish I could give it 3 1/2 stars. Didn't like it as much as the Liar's Club, but it was good and I am looking forward to reading her latest (Lit). She's definitely a fearless writer, and inspiring.
I went back and forth deciding between 2 or 3 stars rating. Ultimately, it's a low 2.5.
I read her first book, The Liar's Club, last year and gobbled it up. It was so well written. Cherry was strangely written. Beautifully so, in many ways, poetic and lyrical. Not surprising, as she's also published several books of poetry.
There's a shift in POV somewhere around the middle of the book. It worked for a little while, creating this cerebral dreamlike experience. It just never went back to the original POV and lost its charm after a chapter or two. The first part of the book seems like it belong in the beginning of a different book and sets you up for a story that is never revealed in the story.
I'll still read the follow-up to Cherry, which is Lit.
I read her first book, The Liar's Club, last year and gobbled it up. It was so well written. Cherry was strangely written. Beautifully so, in many ways, poetic and lyrical. Not surprising, as she's also published several books of poetry.
There's a shift in POV somewhere around the middle of the book. It worked for a little while, creating this cerebral dreamlike experience. It just never went back to the original POV and lost its charm after a chapter or two. The first part of the book seems like it belong in the beginning of a different book and sets you up for a story that is never revealed in the story.
I'll still read the follow-up to Cherry, which is Lit.
I read the book anticipating scandalous stories of a teenager navigating her way through young adulthood. The content of the memior was much more real and serious than expected. Karr's stories were entertaining and often sad, but were written beautifully and often poetically. There were times that Karr's story muddled on, but overall it was something relatable and it left me wanting to know where she went after the book's last page.
3.5 stars for this coming of age novel. I think it would have been more meaningful if I'd found this book ten years ago but it was a good read anyway.
"The trick in that town was getting through a night at all without stalling in the sludge of your own thoughts."
MaryKarr on audio is perfection. She's smart and gritty – a combination I'm drawn to. She has quickly become one of my favorite authors. At this point, I'd be awed by her grocery list.
MaryKarr on audio is perfection. She's smart and gritty – a combination I'm drawn to. She has quickly become one of my favorite authors. At this point, I'd be awed by her grocery list.
I struggled to rate this book because I can’t capture how I feel about it easily. Despite having no overall theme or ultimate “point,” this collection of memories was still moving and interesting. The perspective shift halfway through threw me quite a bit and I had to adjust to it for longer than I should have needed. Also, the ending (the last 2 chapters) was underwhelming; the purpose of the story was unclear, and I didn’t feel it was a strong end. The last page or two, though, was quite strong.
This is the second memoir by Ms. Karr. I loved the first one called "The Liars' Club" and I feel guilty giving this book only two stars; however this book was very difficult to follow as she jumped back and forth b/t different time periods. In addition, she really didn't add much to what we were already told in the first book
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Second of Mary Karr’s memoirs that I’ve quickly read through in the last week—she has a humorous, down to earth tone that always suits the age of her own character that she is portraying. It’s hard to watch herself descend into drug use and boredom (especially after I just read about Janis Joplin doing the same), but clearly the book gripped me because I couldn’t put it down!
One thing that definitely soured the book a little—rampant and inconsistent use of the second person. Was this an early 2000s fad or something? Something poetic about it being her second memoir? It wasn’t terrible but I didn’t love it.
One thing that definitely soured the book a little—rampant and inconsistent use of the second person. Was this an early 2000s fad or something? Something poetic about it being her second memoir? It wasn’t terrible but I didn’t love it.