Category: memoir
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Book Review: Confessions by Saint Augustine
As a Catholic, I’ve heard Confessions quoted throughout my life. It was one of those books that I’ve heard so much about that I felt like I had already read it. I’m glad I didn’t let that feeling deter me from picking it up and reading it for myself…
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Book Review: The House of My Mother by Shari Franke
I hadn’t heard of the Franke family until the news of Ruby Franke’s arrest went viral. The more that came out about her children’s situation, the more heartbroken I felt. While the idea of family vlogging never quite sat right with me personally (hence why I was out of the loop), I didn’t have a…
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Book Review: This Beautiful, Ridiculous City by Kay Sohini
In this memoir, Kay Sohini shares her immigration story in what can best be described as a love letter to New York City. Not only does she discuss moving to a new country and her dream city, but also the turbulent years of her early 20s…
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Book Review: From Where to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley & Riley Keough
Elvis Presley has been a staple in my household and extended family for my entire life, but I’d never known much about his family outside of a couple of trips to Graceland. My most recent trip was in October of 2023. Even though it was several months after Lisa Marie Presley’s death, it was a…
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Book Review: The Echo from Dealey Plaza by Abraham Bolden
I’ve heard Abraham Bolden mentioned in a couple of books I’ve read about JFK (one of them even recommended this book which is where I learned of the title). Now that I’ve finally read it, I wonder even more why this man isn’t widely discussed (aside from certain reasons that can be assumed by many)…
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Book Review: Travels with Stephen by Stephen Gunzenhauser
Right from the subtitle I wanted to learn more about Stephen Gunzenhauser. In this memoir, he discusses his life, career, and background in music. I consider myself a casual fan of classical music and I attend the symphony on occasion so I was curious to learn more from an inside point of view…
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Book Review: House of Kwa by Mimi Kwa
I have been loving multigenerational fiction books over the past couple of years. It never occurred to me to look into multigenerational nonfiction. Stories like this are haunting when shown in fiction and the impact hits even more in a memoir…
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Book Review: The Waltham Murders by Susan Clare Zalkind
This book immediately caught my eye around its release. I have a faint memory of the Waltham murders having grown up in Massachusetts. I was fairly young at the time, so the details are murky and most of what I remember are general comments made by family members. Now as an adult, I was curious…
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Book Review: A Natural Woman by Carole King
I’m a big fan of Carole King, especially after seeing the touring production of Beautiful. I didn’t realize then that she’d written a memoir so I was super excited when I came across the audiobook…
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Book Review: Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry
I hate myself for not reading this before Matthew Perry’s passing. Friends has been a part of my life since I was a little kid and I’ve always been fond of Matthew Perry’s humor, making Chandler my absolute favorite character on the show (and one of my favorite television characters in general). I was interested to know…