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lalawoman416 's review for:
The Art of Memoir
by Mary Karr
It was good for what it was, I just wasn't expecting it. And surely, I shouldn't penalize the book for that, but it was disappointing. This isn't a memoir. It's exactly what it says it is - its a master class on writing a memoir. But even if I went into this expecting a "how to" manual, I still would have detracted a star because although Ms. Karr clearly states time and again that she's not judging other authors, she really does. Thing is, I appreciated her candor on her criticism of other authors and thought it really detracted from her opinion when she kept prefacing that she wasn't trying to judge/criticize them. In any event, I do think this book is essential reading for anyone who is interested in memoir writing.