Posts Tagged ‘memoir’

Book Review: Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron & Bret Witter


01 Nov

Dewey is not the story of a cat. It is the story of librarian and co-writer Vicki Myron. There is nothing wrong with this. The “dogoir”, as it’s come to be called, is hugely popular form of memoir that uses a dog as it’s focal point. Dewey is a “catoir”.

It was an easy to read book, and I love animals, so stories about them engage me. In person I probably would have been one of Dewey’s fans, however, the book just wasn’t that interesting to me. Not every pet, not even ones lots of people love, needs a book.

My Favorite Books – The Color of Water by James McBride


21 Jun

Back when I was an undergrad, I took a combo English/History class that focused on memoir and autobiography. One of the books we read as memoir was The Color of Water, by James McBride.

I love this book. I have loaned it out and given it as a gift multiple times. The sub-title is “A Black Man’s Tribute to his White Mother” and it is a lovely story of generations and finding a place in a world where you may not belong. The title comes from the answer the mother gives when the children ask her “What color is God?”

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