Review: Quirky, Likeable Memoir
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 25, 2013
I wasn't quite sure what to expect from this since I hadn't heard of this author, but I enjoyed memoirs like "The Glass Castle" and "A Girl Named Zippy" and this sounded like it would be in the same vein. It has a lot in common with those books, namely the odd, or even crazy family members, the fact that they're poor, and the humor that she brings to even painful situations. As I grew up around the same time, I enjoyed the nostalgia that some of the details brought on (like Moon Boots!). It's well-written and heartfelt and you can't help liking the narrator.