So lately I have been really into reading, and the books that I have been reading are memoirs. It all started when I read The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. This book was so interesting I couldn't stop reading it. I was even kinda sad when I got to the end. It is a true story of one woman who grew up in the craziest family with many hard times! It's almost hard to believe that it is a true story because some of the things she lived through were so crazy. Although she had a very rough life she still talks about her parents in such a loving way. Very good book.
I have read a few other memoirs but another one that meant a lot to me was Beautiful Boy by David Sheff. This book is written through a father's point of view who is dealing with his son's drug addiction. I honestly feel that anyone who is ever considering doing drugs should read this book! This book shows the horrible effects that drugs have not only on the person taking them but the whole family! Complete devastation. I cannot even imagine what it must have been like for that father. It does however have a lot of the F word which really annoyed me but other than that it was wonderful!
I am currently reading another memoir and we'll see how that goes. It's hard to find a book that will keep me reading all the way through so these books must be good! I just feel like when I read memoirs I'm not wasting my time. I feel like I learn alot from other people's experiences. Both of these authors' lives are so different from mine, and I think it is eye opening to read about those differences.
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I read The Glass Castle, too. I really liked it. It was crazy, and also made me feel like a WAY better parent than hers were! A memoir I really liked was Memoirs of a Geisha. So good, and it's not about prostitution like a lot of LDS people (who haven't read it) think it is. There is also a memoir called A boy called It, or something among those lines. So sad & heartbreaking.
I wish I loved to read! I think I might have to start reading though, or scrapbooking or something, I need a hobby here in Post! :)
I haven't read a memoir in years! I usually just like love stories, lately those involving vampires. I'll have to keep those two you suggested in mind, though.
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