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A fascinating book about a very dysfunctional family. What's interesting - and disturbing to me - is that the author tells it in a very emotionless way, although some of the events she describes made my blood boil. There is very little processing of the material - at least that we are privy to.
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First read: Aug. 1, 2006
Second read: Sept. 20, 2015
The second read was as powerful as the first. Walls' writing is so strong. This book is hilarious and tragic, and ends on a positive note. Walls' parents were absolutely brilliant, amazing people, and were simultaneously destructive, selfish, and abusive to their children. Walls' early childhood, while certainly full of deprivations and some danger, also sounded charming, fun, and whimsical. However, there reached a point when her alcoholic fath ...more
Second read: Sept. 20, 2015
The second read was as powerful as the first. Walls' writing is so strong. This book is hilarious and tragic, and ends on a positive note. Walls' parents were absolutely brilliant, amazing people, and were simultaneously destructive, selfish, and abusive to their children. Walls' early childhood, while certainly full of deprivations and some danger, also sounded charming, fun, and whimsical. However, there reached a point when her alcoholic fath ...more
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