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Erica Jong recommended Memories of a Catholic Girlhood in Books (curated)

 
Memories of a Catholic Girlhood
Memories of a Catholic Girlhood
Mary McCarthy | 2011 | Biography, Religion
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"The nonfictional account of Mary McCarthy's idyllic childhood, cut short by the death of her parents. McCarthy was orphaned by the influenza epidemic that followed WWI; both of her parents died in a flash. She was then raised by her grandparents in Seattle. The wonderful thing she does in the book is to tell what happened, and then to write about what might have happened. It takes 'memoir' to a whole other level. It gives you a shot of adrenaline; it makes you ask yourself, 'What was the transformational moment in my life when my story really begins?'"

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Eleanor (1463 KP) rated The Green Mile in Books

Jun 4, 2019  
The Green Mile
The Green Mile
Stephen King | 1996 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
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A disturbing but beautiful book
I'd seen the film a long time ago so no surprises with the plot but wow was I surprised at how well written and captivating this book was.

Written as the memoir of former Prison Guard Paul Edgecombe we get a look into the life of Block E of the Cold Mountain Penitentiary which Paul is the head guard of in the 1930s. In what we would call death row today they call it the “Green Mile” due to the colour of the floor. We get a snapshot of the period on the block around the time of convicted child killer John Coffey coming onto the “Mile.”

Each part of the book has a bit from the present from as Paul is writing this memoir and these served as lovely little bridge to the next part of his story.

I've read quite a bit of King and enjoy a lot of his work with his well crafted stories, but I've never fallen head over heels for his writing....until now.

Very emotionally engaging King really pulls off a great atmosphere, characters and despite a supernatural element, a story that easily carries you along. Not often I cry reading a book but this one got me.