By Erin Loechner
I laughed, I cried, I wanted to go full Marie Kondo & get rid of my stuff. Erin makes you realise that keeping up with the Joneses isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
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Tag: memoir
Book Review – They Called us Enemy
By George Takei
A thought provoking and distressing autobiographical account of George Takei’s (Sulu in Star Trek, author of several books, human rights and LGBTQ rights activist) time spent growing up internment camps along with 120,000 other Japanese Americans during World War II. This graphic novel should be a must read for everyone to understand how legalized racism tore families apart, caused their homes to be taken from them, their possessions stripped, and lives uprooted just for having Japanese heritage after the bombing of Pearl Harbour. A timely reminder of how fast people can become the enemy just because they look different.
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Book Review – A Life Discarded: 148 Diaries Found in a Skip
By Alexander Masters
A twisty fabulous mystery which will surprise and delight you. This book had me questioning my own assumptions and biases. Its also a true story and a great read.
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Book Review – Unreliable Memoirs
By Clive James
This critically acclaimed autobiography is regarded of one of the best ever written – possibly because so much of it isn’t true! What it is though, is very funny. We experience 1950s Sydney though a child’s eyes, and there’s mercifully few glimpses of the leery, out-of-touch old man James eventually became…
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Book Review – Unashamed
You don’t have to know who Lecrae is to love this page turner. It is a journey through a musician’s personal life & insight in to the music industry. This autobiography is so raw as it takes you through his childhood battles, faith struggles & tells of grace and redemption.
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Book Review – Damaged
A true story of a little girl who’s life was very traumatic and has been through a lot of foster families. Cathy was her last resort of help. Cathy Glass is a truly remarkable woman, with lots of stories to tell.
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Book Review – Without You, There is No Us
A rare first-hand account of daily life for North Korea’s most fortunate young adults. Slipping incognito into the regime quickly renders Kim, a hardened western journalist, despondent. This is a vital and ultimately heartbreaking read.
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