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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
This is about a boy who lives with his mother after his parents get divorced. His brother winds up with his dad. He and his mom live in Utah for a short time, then leave to get away from her boyfriend, only to wind up in Washington with another lame guy. He spends his teen years with his new (abusive) step-dad, dreaming up ways to get away.
His brother also has a memoir which would be interesting to read, since they led such different lives.
His brother also has a memoir which would be interesting to read, since they led such different lives.
A great biography of his life as a young boy up through his entry into the military. He is a boy that wants to do the right thing and accomplish great things but often gets sidetracked. A great read.
I really enjoyed this because it didn't feel like a memoir, but rather a novel. It kept me on my toes and was a pretty easy read because of how quickly the events happened.
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
I wanted to like this. I really enjoyed this author's Old School, but reading this, I just couldn't get into it. Perhaps because it's a memoir and doesn't have a clear storyline. Or perhaps I put it down too many times. Unfortunately, I didn't care for it.
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
It was well-written and there were some really interesting parts, but overall I think it just wasn't my thing.
I'm on a quest to read all the books I should have read a long time ago but somehow managed to skip. This is beautiful and nearly perfect, subtle and funny and heartbreaking--definately a book that a writer can admire. But of course everyone else probably already knows this.
Tobias Wolff relates the story of his life as a young boy, growing up in households away from his father and older brother. When his mother marries a man named Dwight, they move to his home, and Tobias (nicknamed "Jack") rebels in typical teenage fashion. Dwight was maniacal in his efforts to control and discipline young Jack, but in the end, Jack was able to get the best of him, moving out of his abusive home to live with neighbors before lying his way in to a private school far away from them all. Candidly honest, thanks to the interceding years that allowed Tobias to reflect on the reasons for his childhood behavior, the book breathes credibility in its fragileness, timidness, faked bravado, loneliness, and determination.