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Joseph Earl Thomas

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1 obres 104 Membres 6 Ressenyes

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Sink: A Memoir (2023) 104 exemplars

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[3.25] This heart-breaking coming of age saga started out on impressively firm footing. But for reasons I’m struggling to pinpoint, my interest waned in the second half. Some have praised the book’s third-person narrative as a creative structure for a memoir. Unfortunately, it didn’t quite work me. There was also something about the writing style that didn’t let me fully connect with the character. It felt disjointed in spots.
 
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brianinbuffalo | Hi ha 5 ressenyes més | Jun 30, 2023 |
Unusual and very interesting writing style puts you right into the author's life, moment by moment.
 
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Cantsaywhy | Hi ha 5 ressenyes més | May 21, 2023 |
A gut wrenching memoir about trying to find familial love and acceptance despite a toxic and turbulent upbringing. Often ditched at his "grandparents" house because of his mother's crack addiction, Joey was forced to mature early and make space for himself in a household filled with toxic masculinity, hunger, drugs, and sexual activity. With roaches invading every conceivable space, the fridge nearly always empty, and vitriol being thrown his way; Joseph retreated into the worlds of anime and video games - trying to make sense of his life through their fantasy. Sink is told through a series of poignant vignettes - each more unsettling and upsetting than the next. It's a brutal, violent, deprecating childhood that will shock many listeners, yet nestled within the book there is hope and humor. Joey managed to survive and eventually thrive despite the odds being stacked against him as a poor, young, Black boy in Philadelphia. Narrated beautifully by the author himself - this audiobook may be a painful listen but it's necessary. Sink is fantastically written and eloquent in its despair and dysfunction; a rose amongst the thorns. The language and writing style elevate the story into a memoir that is truly a work of art.… (més)
 
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ecataldi | Hi ha 5 ressenyes més | Mar 7, 2023 |
nonfiction/memoir - riveting account, told in 3rd person, about young boy (from about 6-13yrs old) growing up in Chicago with an absent, crack-addicted mother in the household of his (also crack-addicted) grandmother and her boyfriend, with his younger siblings. There's never enough food, but plenty of beatings--he is bullied by practically everyone--and with no one to stand up for him it's a heartbreaking, utterly miserable childhood. Fortunately he develops a thirst for knowledge and a love of words (thanks mostly to videogames) and survives to tell the story here.… (més)
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reader1009 | Hi ha 5 ressenyes més | Feb 27, 2023 |

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Obres
1
Membres
104
Popularitat
#184,481
Valoració
½ 3.7
Ressenyes
6
ISBN
8

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