Though Lowell could be both humorous and lighthearted in life, he rarely showed it in his work. But here, his portraits — of bibulous old salts, friends of his father from Navy days, a Christian Science society lady, his overbearing mother’s tart rejoinders — are deft and sprightly, adjectives we
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A Memoir’s Painful Question: Where Are You From?
NAMES FOR LIGHTA Family HistoryBy Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint Blank space is difficult to employ in a book. It can be read as emptiness or it can offer a reader breath, pause, reflection, meaning. “Names for Light,” a memoir by Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint, makes ample use of blank space,
Three Sharply Noticed Books Showcase the Enduring Attraction of Memoirs About Dealing With Illness
Most cancers mocks D’Aguiar by telling him he’s simply all for getting his identify on the entrance of a ebook. Most cancers calls out “that ridiculous stationary bike of yours.” I’m joyful to report that “Yr of Plagues” ends on a cautiously upbeat word. Most cancers’s needed to pipe down.