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A review by _kdickens
All That You Leave Behind: A Memoir by Erin Lee Carr
4.0
My first memoir/non-fiction...makes me want to read more, that is for sure.
It feels weird to "rate" a memoir...even something like tone because it's a sharing of experiences and personal messages. I guess I'll just say it's not a 5-star as I wished more was explored regarding alcoholism and more of the struggles...seems like it was skimmed over or talked about lightly. But then again, I understand it is up to the writer to disclose.
I did get emotional. Especially because I am very close to my dad, so reading this got hard for me when it came to topics of the morality of parents. I tend to not think about those things although it is important and reality.
Definitely liked this book. Wished there was more in-depth exploration regarding some topics but again, hard to judge a memoir.
I was very touched and will be reading more memoirs in the future.
Fave part was the excerpt from his speech at UC at Berkeley commencement .
It feels weird to "rate" a memoir...even something like tone because it's a sharing of experiences and personal messages. I guess I'll just say it's not a 5-star as I wished more was explored regarding alcoholism and more of the struggles...seems like it was skimmed over or talked about lightly. But then again, I understand it is up to the writer to disclose.
I did get emotional. Especially because I am very close to my dad, so reading this got hard for me when it came to topics of the morality of parents. I tend to not think about those things although it is important and reality.
Definitely liked this book. Wished there was more in-depth exploration regarding some topics but again, hard to judge a memoir.
I was very touched and will be reading more memoirs in the future.
Fave part was the excerpt from his speech at UC at Berkeley commencement .