The first memoir that I started to read was The Liars Club by Mary Kary. When I first started reading this piece, I was a little confused. I wasn't quite sure who the main character was, and I did not know exactly what was going on. I had no idea how old the girl was or what time period it was set it. However, once I got through the first couple pages or so I started to find the book pretty interesting. There are some really good stories that the author starts to tell. One of these stories that I liked was the one about how the guy killed his family and then himself. This is a really disturbing story, but helps to add to the memoir. It shows how detached the author is and how little she cares or even thinks about the fact that some guy killed people she knew. Another thing that I liked about this book was the character introductions. I thought the mom's background was a good story in its own. Her seven or eight marriages show a difference between the time of when this took place and now. She was virtually sold off to the highest bidder by her mom. Now a days that really wouldn't happen.
I did not find the second memoir, The Memoir and the Memoirist, as good as the first. Maybe this is because it was a smaller selection and I didn't have enough time to get into it. More likely though I didn't like it because the subject material is just not as interesting. Some parts such as the part about his family held my attention and entertained me, but on the whole I was slightly bored. Hopefully as the story progresses I will grow to like it. Overall, I think I will really enjoy reading The Liars Club and am optimistic about The Memoir and the Memoirist.
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Hi Bill! I am Danielle. Whats up? I definitely agree with you on the character introduction in the Liar's Club. I thought that was great as well. I think its really cool that you got more into the story after she stopped telling about her traumatic memory because that when the author lost me for a little bit. I agree with you upon the author's telling of the disturbing stories. They add fascination to the memoir. I had the same issues upon the Memoir and the Memoirist. It did not hold my attention as well either. I am hoping for the best as well. Ok. Peace.
ReplyDeleteHey Bill, it's Phil. I was with you in the beginning of the book as far as not really knowing what was going on. It had me pretty confused for a couple pages. I also like how she changed her focus from the memory for a little bit to tell about her family.
ReplyDeleteFor Memoirs, I personally found it to be a bit of an easier read, but it definitely didn't start off as interesting as Liars' did. Until we get more into these books, I'm remaining optimistic as well.
Good writing, and thanks for mentioning the part about her not even caring about somebody shew getting murdered because I must of zoned out and missed that part. I think we all hope the memoir of the memoirist gets more interesting
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