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A review by angelamichelle
Hourglass: Time, Memory, Marriage by Dani Shapiro
4.0
I’m always a little perplexed by books like this. On the one hand, isn’t it cheating to just plop random thoughts and quotes and anecdotes onto pages and call it a book? And the self-absorption of describing what you were wearing, what you bought in vacation, what your digs are doing. It makes me itchy.
On the other hand, I love the attempt at describing marriage in its long-form. From the honeymoon through the years of family drama and the years of slow aging and failure to meet expectation. To me, what’s fascinating about marriage is the accumulation of years, and she digs into that. I also found lots of mental grist about writing.
On the other hand, I love the attempt at describing marriage in its long-form. From the honeymoon through the years of family drama and the years of slow aging and failure to meet expectation. To me, what’s fascinating about marriage is the accumulation of years, and she digs into that. I also found lots of mental grist about writing.