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novelvisits's review
4.0
Many thanks to #eccobooks, #harperaudio, #librfm and #netgalley for the ARCs of #icameallthiswaytomeetyou.
I feel like I’ve been in therapy with Jami Attenberg and I liked it!
I feel like I’ve been in therapy with Jami Attenberg and I liked it!
cartermon4's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Rape, Fatphobia, and Drug use
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
hatrireads's review
2.0
Enjoyed reading a favorite author’s life journey - especially the saving grace of our shared city, New Orleans.
stasiareading's review
3.0
Listened - quick - funny - found myself drifting off a few times, may have been just my mood @ the time. Would want to maybe go back and reread a physical copy - lots of quotable moments and since short - may improve rating to read it, narration was enjoyably done. Definitely interested in checking out other works by her.
georgialyle's review
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I met Jami around 2009, through an Austin friend. We went to her reading at BookPeople. She was, as she says here, not yet a successful author. But I thought she was chill as hell and have followed her public life on social media ever since. I haven't read all of her books, but after this, I'm going to return to those I skipped. This memoir comes at a turning point in my writing life, and for that, I'll be forever grateful. Thank you, from a woman who also loves ossuaries, solitude, having a guest bed for friends, and floating in the sea, adrift in my own mind. Thank you.
karenleagermain's review
4.0
Thank you to NetGalley, Ecco, and LibroFM, for providing both print and audio versions of Jami Attenberg’s memoir, I Came All This Way to Meet You: Writing Myself Home.
Author Jami Attenberg examines what it means to live a creative life, especially during times of doubt and struggle. Although previously published, Attenberg didn’t obtain commercial success until her third novel. The Middlesteins ( brilliant and worth adding to your TBR pile) was published in 2012. Attenberg details changes that she made that helped this success, such as changing agents and marketing strategies. I think in many situations, people would feel defeated if their first or second novel wasn’t a big success, but Attenberg shows that persistence and a shift in strategy can pay-off dividends.
I Came All This Way to Meet You is pitched as a book for writers, and it does give great insight into the publishing process and writer’s life, but really I think it is a great memoir to encourage anyone to keep following their dreams, no matter what they may be. Attenberg has tenacity. She has a love for writing that keeps her going even when money is scarce and times are tough. I liked reading about her travels around the United States and how different landscapes and communities inspired her imagination. I was reminded to take opportunities in whatever form they may present themselves and to focus on the present while working towards the future.
Author Jami Attenberg examines what it means to live a creative life, especially during times of doubt and struggle. Although previously published, Attenberg didn’t obtain commercial success until her third novel. The Middlesteins ( brilliant and worth adding to your TBR pile) was published in 2012. Attenberg details changes that she made that helped this success, such as changing agents and marketing strategies. I think in many situations, people would feel defeated if their first or second novel wasn’t a big success, but Attenberg shows that persistence and a shift in strategy can pay-off dividends.
I Came All This Way to Meet You is pitched as a book for writers, and it does give great insight into the publishing process and writer’s life, but really I think it is a great memoir to encourage anyone to keep following their dreams, no matter what they may be. Attenberg has tenacity. She has a love for writing that keeps her going even when money is scarce and times are tough. I liked reading about her travels around the United States and how different landscapes and communities inspired her imagination. I was reminded to take opportunities in whatever form they may present themselves and to focus on the present while working towards the future.