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shelleygee's reviews
278 reviews
Pluck: A Memoir of a Newfoundland Childhood and the Raucous, Terrible, Amazing Journey to Becoming a Novelist by Donna Morrissey
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
4.75
The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton
adventurous
challenging
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
Ava's Man by Rick Bragg
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
4.0
When you grab a staff pick off the shelf at the used bookstore and are rewarded with the work of a consummate and lively storyteller. This is an affectionate biography of the author’s maternal grandfather (who died the year before Bragg was born), stories gleaned from the people who loved him. Charlie burned bright & was gone too soon, a manual labourer, a moonshiner, a loving father & grandfather, a mischievous troublemaker not without flaws. It’s also a look at the backwoods of the south & the Appalachian foothills during the depression.
Permanent Astonishment: A Memoir by Tomson Highway
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.25