erika_reynolds20's review against another edition
4.0
I love the concept. I actually bought this book to use as examples when my students write their own six word memoirs. It’s a really quick read, and it takes you through a roller coaster of emotions, so it’s a super relatable text for my students. There isn’t a specific theme which is nice because it provides a nice balance between depressing/heartbreaking and uplifting/funny. I do wish they were sorted by message or emotion, but that’s just a personal preference. I intend to get the other books in this series.
books_plan_create's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this compilation. I also found it interesting how similar, yet different these entries were. This one also felt like an addition to Post Secret.
serru's review against another edition
2.0
As expected from a book compiling 6-word memoirs from teens, many of the results were intensely emotional, melodramatic and self-important, with the occasional humour. It was a quick read with few gems, and not all that interesting to me.
jshettel's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this! Will definitely be writing six-word memoirs with my middle-level undergrads AND my at-risk Freshmen! Great ice-breaker activity! Here's mine: I read a book every day.
witchofthemountains's review against another edition
5.0
The back-of-the-book description is spot-on. These short "essays" really capture what it feels like to be a teenager, which is essentially a crash course in what life feels like.
Love, heartbreak, friends, and family make up the bulk of these essays. Some of them are funny, some are sad, and almost all of them make you want to know the rest of the story. I definitely recommend this book for anyone interested in creative nonfiction.
Love, heartbreak, friends, and family make up the bulk of these essays. Some of them are funny, some are sad, and almost all of them make you want to know the rest of the story. I definitely recommend this book for anyone interested in creative nonfiction.
moseyrosie's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked this book. It's a quick read. Some if it is funny, some sad, some are trying too hard, but all of it sounds honest.
emiged's review against another edition
3.0
I can't decide if six-word memoirs is a cute fad or a meaningful distilling of human experience. This book is exclusively composed of contributions from teenagers (13 to 19) and reflects the teen angst and self-questioning that most, if not all, of us experienced during those years. A lot about sex and pregnancy, family problems and divorce, hopes and dreams for the future, technology. Some entries are poignant ("Rejected by parents. Nowhere to go."); some are hilarious ("Show your bravery. Wear silver spandex."); some obviously have a ton of back-story that we'll never learn ("We are banned from Wal-Mart forever.").
Very quick read, but it pays to go through it twice and re-visit both the ones that touched you and the ones that confused you the first time around.
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Very quick read, but it pays to go through it twice and re-visit both the ones that touched you and the ones that confused you the first time around.
For more book reviews, come visit my blog, Build Enough Bookshelves.
trishabee2000's review against another edition
4.0
Nice examples of 6 word memoirs, accessible for teens
sunbear98's review against another edition
4.0
Some of the memoirs are ordinary, but most are incredibly revealing. This book shows us how much teens really know and understand about themselves and their world.