This Boy's Life: A Memoir by Tobias Wolff

This Boy's Life: A Memoir

Tobias Wolff

288 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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In this unforgettable memoir of boyhood in the 1950s, we meet the young Toby Wolff, by turns tough and vulnerable, crafty and bumbling, and ultimately winning. Separated by divorce from his father and brother, Toby and his mother are constantly on...

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3.73
based on 334 reviews

Moods

reflective: 75%

emotional: 65%

sad: 50%

adventurous: 45%

dark: 45%

hopeful: 25%

challenging: 20%

tense: 15%

funny: 10%

inspiring: 5%

relaxing: 5%


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15% of readers chose fast
45% of readers chose medium
40% of readers chose slow
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