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Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education
by Stephanie Land
Prompt #38: Memoir by a Person You Admire
This was a struggle for me. Like everyone else, I loved Maid and found it eye-opening, thought-provoking, and very well-written. I was excited to continue the journey with Land. But somehow, this memoir felt weighted down with recriminations. I get the anger, but by targeting it at people she feels have wronged her, you start to wonder where her responsibility lies in any of this. It's not the system, it's her mean ex, her crazy one-time boyfriend who doesn't want another baby, her judgmental friend, her irresponsible roommate, her harsh college professor. I didn't really like Stephanie by the end of the book. I felt it was hard to root for someone who continually made choices that made her life harder. There's no denying her hard work and determination, but I felt more exhausted than inspired by the end.
This was a struggle for me. Like everyone else, I loved Maid and found it eye-opening, thought-provoking, and very well-written. I was excited to continue the journey with Land. But somehow, this memoir felt weighted down with recriminations. I get the anger, but by targeting it at people she feels have wronged her, you start to wonder where her responsibility lies in any of this. It's not the system, it's her mean ex, her crazy one-time boyfriend who doesn't want another baby, her judgmental friend, her irresponsible roommate, her harsh college professor. I didn't really like Stephanie by the end of the book. I felt it was hard to root for someone who continually made choices that made her life harder. There's no denying her hard work and determination, but I felt more exhausted than inspired by the end.