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A review by teresatumminello
The Glass Eye: A memoir by Jeannie Vanasco
5.0
I had one reason for reading this book and that arose from an interview with the author in which she says this about her memoir:
“I was sectioning off narratives and scenes, and then present-tense craft sections preceded each chapter.”
In this respect I found what I was looking for in this book.
*
From page 29, 8%:
But I worry that I lose authority as a storyteller if I recall memories from age four. I could preface some of those memories with “I remember.” Or, in memoir, is such subjectivity implied? Like “I see” and “I hear,” “I remember” is almost always an unnecessary filter.
“I was sectioning off narratives and scenes, and then present-tense craft sections preceded each chapter.”
In this respect I found what I was looking for in this book.
*
From page 29, 8%:
But I worry that I lose authority as a storyteller if I recall memories from age four. I could preface some of those memories with “I remember.” Or, in memoir, is such subjectivity implied? Like “I see” and “I hear,” “I remember” is almost always an unnecessary filter.