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jayqueuetee's review against another edition
5.0
An absolutely beautiful exploration of family, grief, memory, and madness, this book is OUTSTANDING.
erikeckel's review against another edition
4.0
The Glass Eye is a sincere, innovative and important new memoir thanks to Vanasco’s frank and enlightening exploration of mental illness. Various passages struck me as simultaneously intense and rewarding. I was sorry to come to the end but hopeful the memoir’s publication provides the author the catharsis she requires and of which she appears so deserving.
teresatumminello's review against another edition
5.0
I had one reason for reading this book and that arose from an interview with the author in which she says this about her memoir:
“I was sectioning off narratives and scenes, and then present-tense craft sections preceded each chapter.”
In this respect I found what I was looking for in this book.
*
From page 29, 8%:
But I worry that I lose authority as a storyteller if I recall memories from age four. I could preface some of those memories with “I remember.” Or, in memoir, is such subjectivity implied? Like “I see” and “I hear,” “I remember” is almost always an unnecessary filter.
“I was sectioning off narratives and scenes, and then present-tense craft sections preceded each chapter.”
In this respect I found what I was looking for in this book.
*
From page 29, 8%:
But I worry that I lose authority as a storyteller if I recall memories from age four. I could preface some of those memories with “I remember.” Or, in memoir, is such subjectivity implied? Like “I see” and “I hear,” “I remember” is almost always an unnecessary filter.
kellyncorrado's review against another edition
4.0
I'm still trying to sort my feelings on this one. I really appreciated Vanasco being completely vulnerable and letting us into her head. Despite the manic episodes, I found them completely relatable and felt the prose made it easy to fall into it with Vanasco. I think I'm also struggling to quantify my feelings on this because of my own experience losing a father at 14. I don't have a cohesive thought right now. Also very cool to know she lives a stone's throw away from me. Would be neat to see her do a local reading.
ohyeah_karyn's review against another edition
4.0
Disclosure: I won this book in a Goodreads Giveaway.
In this unorthodox memoir, we get an intimate glimpse into the author's family life, complex grief, mental illness, and her creative process. Jeannie Vanasco takes us on the journey with her as she researches her father's life and so much more in her attempt to fulfill her promise to write him a book. The Glass Eye: A Memoir is a unique read.
In this unorthodox memoir, we get an intimate glimpse into the author's family life, complex grief, mental illness, and her creative process. Jeannie Vanasco takes us on the journey with her as she researches her father's life and so much more in her attempt to fulfill her promise to write him a book. The Glass Eye: A Memoir is a unique read.