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Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage by Dani Shapiro
3.0
In Hourglass Dani Shapiro recounts moments of her life in this memoir about choices, relationships, marriage, life and time.
This is a short read only 150 pages with no chapter breaks. I hadn't read anything by this author before and did enjoy her writing. It reminded me of Joan Didion's at times....who I am a big fan of.
She examines her 18 year marriage. Remembering the girl she used to be before and the woman she is now. Her career and the ups and downs of being a writer married to a writer. She recounts having her son and watching him grow. And how she looks back on all the memories of her life now.
There are beautifully written passages that I really enjoyed but at times I did find it dragged on a bit and fell flat. Even though she writes about subjects that many people can relate to.
Her writing is beautiful though. I would definitely read more from her.
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This is a short read only 150 pages with no chapter breaks. I hadn't read anything by this author before and did enjoy her writing. It reminded me of Joan Didion's at times....who I am a big fan of.
She examines her 18 year marriage. Remembering the girl she used to be before and the woman she is now. Her career and the ups and downs of being a writer married to a writer. She recounts having her son and watching him grow. And how she looks back on all the memories of her life now.
There are beautifully written passages that I really enjoyed but at times I did find it dragged on a bit and fell flat. Even though she writes about subjects that many people can relate to.
Her writing is beautiful though. I would definitely read more from her.
For more of my book content check out
instagram.com/bookalong