Gorilla and the Bird: A Memoir of Madness and a Mother's Love by Zack McDermott

Gorilla and the Bird: A Memoir of Madness and a Mother's Love

Zack McDermott

288 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced
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"Glorious...one of the best memoirs I've read in years...a tragicomic gem about family, class, race, justice, and the spectacular weirdness of Wichita. McDermott] can move from barely controlled hilarity to the brink of rage to aching tenderness ...

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Moods

emotional 78%
challenging 50%
inspiring 50%
funny 42%
reflective 35%
dark 28%
informative 28%
hopeful 21%
sad 14%
tense 14%
adventurous 7%

Pace

medium 60%
fast 40%

Average rating

4.16

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