Title: Extremely hard to get into...
Product review: I'm somewhat new to the memoir/creative nonfiction genre. I was advised to read Lyden's book (as well as other titles) for a writing class I was taking. Some of the titles on the list were very engaging reads (Tobais Wolff's 'This Boy's Life' and Jo Ann Beard's 'The Boys of my Youth,' for example.) This was not. I couldn't even get through the first chapter. While I respect a writer for sharing something so personal, I found this writing to be extremely self-indulgent. Now there are those for whom this type of writing works. I am simply not part of that audience. I would have given this zero stars if I had that option. Don't waste your money.
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