marvelousmemoirs

The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir | Josh Kilmer-Purcell

I'm a day late, but here are a few #MarvelousMemoirs I've read! Memoir is one of my favorite genres.💚 I love reading about other people's real-life experiences. #AwesomeAutumnBooks

Jess7

Jess7 Nice list. A few of those are on my #tbr list of #BooksIown 7y

britt_brooke @Jess7 ☺️👍🏻 7y

rwmg On my virtual TBR shelf

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

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britt_brooke @rwmg It's a good read! 7y

Megabooks Definitely try

Born with Teeth: A Memoir

britt_brooke @Booksandcooks I will - thanks! #stacked 7y

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EchoLogical

Between the World and Me | Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Playing catch up once again so here are a few #marvelousmemoirs for @Jess7 's #awesomeautumnbooks challenge. The tagged book was a heart wrenching read that struck close to home because my husband grew up in Baltimore as well. Knowing that he had a very similar childhood somehow makes it more real for me.

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Tamra ❤️ Brown Girl 7y

EchoLogical @Tamra It was so good! It was my first Jacqueline Woodson book and I couldn't believe how long I'd been missing out. 7y

Tamra @EchoLogical my intro was the picture book Each Kindness, and oh my, gut wrenching! 7y

EchoLogical @Tamra I don't think I've actually read it yet. I'll have to check it out from work tomorrow. 7y

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WarpedSweetness

Barnum's Own Story: The Autobiography of P. T. Barnum | P. T. Barnum

#marvelousmemoirs #awesomeautumnbooks

I don't read a lot of memoirs -- these books are as close as I am getting.

The Sky Below I read recently and the other three are on my TBR list.

@Jess7

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No_One

Total Recall | Arnold Schwarzenegger

Forgot to post this yesterday!
#AwesomeAutumnBooks @Jess7
#Schwarzenegger #Firstcrush
#MarvelousMemoirs
😀📚

queerbookreader Oh my god I just went like "wait tom hanks has a book out????" Does he not look like tom hanks in that cover photo?? 7y

No_One @thequeerspiderwoman lol! What?! I have never thought that before and honestly don't see it now. Interesting though! 😊 7y

No_One @thequeerspiderwoman okay I took my glasses off and maybe I can see it. 😁 7y

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AMVP

Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate | Zoe Quinn

#catchingup on #septembowie #day15 - #astheworldfallsdown & #awesomeautumnbooks #day16 - #marvelousmemoirs

Something of a 2 birds / 1 stone situation, though both themes are nothing if not apt. The memoir in question is "marvelous" in its meaning and execution, not in what it recounts, obviously.

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EllieDottie

Yes, Chef: A Memoir | Marcus Samuelsson

I just started this today and I am only a few chapter in but so far I absolutely love it! I feel like I will give it 5 ⭐️ based on the first two chapter alone if if the rest of it is only mediocre! #marvelousmemoirs #awesomeautumnbooks

Jess7

Karkar I listened to the audiobook of this one and I really enjoyed it. It was an interesting look at his life. 7y

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Bookladylinda

Born a Crime and Other Third World Problems | Trevor Noah

I don't read many memoirs but I did read Trevor Noah's and it was awesome! I listened to the audio and so glad that I did to hear is story in his own voice. #AwesomeAutumnBooks #MarvelousMemoirs

Jess7

Kaye It was really great wasn't It? 7y

Bookladylinda @Kaye yes it was! 7y

mrozzz Ughhhh I love him. Startled by his story- but also glad I experienced this one on audio! 💜 7y

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lynneamch

The Glass Castle: A Memoir | Jeannette Walls

#bookintomovie It's been a long time since I read the book, but recently saw the movie and think it was just as good. The cast is amazing and the additions of clips from an original documentary and recent interview with the mom are fascinating.. Both the book and movie have many moments that are difficult to read or watch, but are so revealing about the complexities of family relationships.
#MarvelousMemoirs #AwesomeAutumnReads
@Jess7

Alicia I loved it too! Me and @Onlaughterandliteracy loved the old clips as well. So fascinating! I think the authors captured the Walls' so well. 7y

EvieBee Really?! So glad to hear that because this book was...THE book for me for a long time. 7y

GatheringBooks i own a copy of this book but haven't read it yet 7y

tpixie Awesome to know!! Didn't know it was a documentary too! 7y

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AmandaL

Kitchen Confidential, Insider's Edition: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly | Anthony Bourdain

These are two #MarvelousMemoirs and highly recommend both on #audiobook. #awesomeautumnreads

Jess7

JacqMac I also loved both of these. 7y

AmandaL @JacqMac I loved that Bourdain endorsed Blood, Bones, and Butter as the best memoir written by a chef ever. They're both really compelling reads. 7y

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LeahBergen

Every Day by the Sun: A Memoir of the Faulkners of Mississippi | Dean Faulkner Wells

#MarvelousMemoirs

William Faulkner helped raise his niece (the author of this memoir) when her father (William's brother) died before she was born. She called her uncle William "Pappy". ❤️

#AwesomeAutumnBooks

Jess7

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