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evagro's review against another edition
3.0
The reason I picked up this book and started reading immediately was twofold: 1) I wanted to learn a little more about memoirs to understand how to approach my own and 2) because if I didn't read it quick-style, I was going to get a library fine. Library fines are embarrassing and I've been getting burned lately for my book bogarting. After finishing it, I think I had a better historical understanding of the memoir and how it's developed over time. The book did not, however, help me when it came to writing my own.
Read more: http://knowledgeiscool.blogspot.com/2010/02/book-review-memoir-history.html
Read more: http://knowledgeiscool.blogspot.com/2010/02/book-review-memoir-history.html
rsonnenshine's review against another edition
3.0
People have been writing fake memoirs since the dawn of time!
nicole_s_07's review against another edition
4.0
Back to non-fiction.
This was a nice little tour through the history of the memoir. The genre has come a long way from spiritual advice to tell-all schlock.
This was a nice little tour through the history of the memoir. The genre has come a long way from spiritual advice to tell-all schlock.
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