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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
As the daughter of a traveling salesman, Jami Attenberg was born to hit the road. In this memoir, Attenberg discusses how her wanderings have impacted her writing and vice versa. It’s a beautifully written, thought-provoking exploration of how one writer found her voice. I also enjoyed Attenberg's contemplations on writing and her experiences in the publishing industry. It definitely made me want to go back and reread some of her past books!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.
“This is why it’s always important to be reading. This is why we must always chew on the words of others. It’s nutrition. Eat your dinner.”
After following Attenberg on Instagram while she was writing this one, I knew I wanted to check it out. It is clear that writing the book was very therapeutic for her.
hopeful
reflective
This book inspired me more as a writer — both in its content and style — than anything has in a really long time.
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
I picked this up after hearing Attenberg read a passage at the Southern Festival of Books. This memoir, her first stab at nonfiction, is about becoming a woman, finding, and subsequently, loving herself, and finally figuring out this whole writing gig. Some might be turned off by the stream-of-consciousness nature, but I thought it worked well here.
This is soooo good - part travelogue, part memoir, part craft of writing advice book, but all with Jami's wit and honesty and vulnerability. Jami's lived a fascinating, somewhat nomadic life, and is here to tell you about her lessons learned. How do we live a creative life when life itself is often so trying?
I dipped in and out of this, reading a little bit at a time when I needed some inspiration as I worked on a story, and it was just the thing.
I dipped in and out of this, reading a little bit at a time when I needed some inspiration as I worked on a story, and it was just the thing.
Reading this made me physically relax. There's something very comforting to me about sinking into the story of someone's creative life. I've enjoyed Attenberg's fiction in the past, and now I feel I understand her as a person as well. The memoir-in-essays structure was inspiring, too. Each piece can stand on its own, but they add up to something richer.