A review by jilliegirl
The End of the World as We Know It: Scenes from a Life by Robert Goolrick

4.0

Dark. Sorrowful. Tortured. Sometimes I'm not sure how people can go on when they have had such horrible events happen to them. For me, it's a miracle that Robert Goolrick is alive let alone such an incredible writer. (He is the author of one of my favorite books: The Reliable Wife) For me, this was an incredibly hard memoir to read. Of course, that doesn't compare to Mr. Goolrick's agony in living through such trauma.
I look forward to meeting Mr. Goolrick at the 2012 Iowa City Book Festival.