
The Art of Memoir
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Narrated by:
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Mary Karr
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By:
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Mary Karr
Credited with sparking the current memoir explosion, Mary Karr's The Liars' Club spent more than a year at the top of the New York Times list. She followed with two other smash best sellers: Cherry and Lit, which were critical hits as well.
For 30 years, Karr has also taught the form, winning teaching prizes at Syracuse. (The writing program there produced such acclaimed authors as Cheryl Strayed, Keith Gessen, and Koren Zailckas.) In The Art of Memoir, she synthesizes her expertise as professor and therapy patient, writer and spiritual seeker, recovered alcoholic and "black belt sinner", providing a unique window into the mechanics and art of the form that is as irreverent, insightful, and entertaining as her own work in the genre.
Anchored by excerpts from her favorite memoirs and anecdotes from fellow writers' experience, The Art of Memoir lays bare Karr's own process. (Plus all those inside stories about how she dealt with family and friends get told - and the dark spaces in her own skull probed in depth.) As she breaks down the key elements of great literary memoir, she breaks open our concepts of memory and identity, and illuminates the cathartic power of reflecting on the past; anybody with an inner life or complicated history, whether writer or reader, will relate.
Joining such classics as Stephen King's On Writing and Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird, The Art of Memoir is an elegant and accessible exploration of one of today's most popular literary forms - a tour de force from an accomplished master pulling back the curtain on her craft.
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Mary Karr's advice launched me on a corrected path. I especially appreciate the section on voice and how to wrangle with this elusive element. Mary's voice vacillates from enlightened college professor to foul-mouthed Texas brat, and I loved every minute of it. She showed me where I'm going wrong and how to fix it. I devoured her book during a day of gardening. Now, I'm her newest avid fan.
Just What I Needed
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learning about truth...I knew I had a life ...trut
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Real practical helpful insights11
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Mary Carr’s Generous and Spirited Gift
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Worthwhile if you want to write anything
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Would you listen to The Art of Memoir again? Why?
I'm going to listen to this book several times, there's so much meat in these words to savor.What other book might you compare The Art of Memoir to and why?
None! There's nothing like this that I've ever read or listened to. And I've read dozens of memoir writing books in search of knowledge, inspiration...direction.What about Mary Karr’s performance did you like?
It's always good to hear the writer read her work. There's a realness to the words instead of a performance of the words.Could not stop listening!
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Celeste Mode
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Very good advice fir aspiring memoir writers, including a checklist to see if you are even ready (emotionally) to wrote one. There is so much here. I'm probably going to have to buy the book or listen again.
Wonderful advice and entertaining
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Although, there were times when I was not sure if the narrator or the quote was being presented. Maybe if I read it myself instead of listen, the experience might have been different.
Thank you Mary Karr. You just added some value to my work apron.
Awesome Guide
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Personally useful!
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