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The Glass Castle: Hard to Hear Yet Easy to Read

The Glass Castle: A Memoir I’ve been meaning to read The Glass Castle since it landed on the New York Times Best Seller list shortly after it was published in 2005 – and remained firmly entrenched on that list for 100 weeks. I only recently finished reading the book or, rather, listening to the book…

Angela’s Ashes: Lopsided in Limerick

It’s strange to find so much beauty in squalor, but that’s what “Angela’s Ashes” does for you. This aching memoir by Frank McCourt examines desperate poverty through the lens of a boy who is brighter than his surroundings in terms of brains but darker in terms of his “odd manner” and northern Irish looks. The…