Fierce Attachments by Vivian Gornick

Fierce Attachments

Vivian Gornick

6 hours, 16 minutes first pub 1987 (editions) user-added

nonfiction autobiography memoir

Description

In this deeply etched and haunting memoir, Vivian Gornick tells the story of her lifelong battle with her mother for independence. Gornick's groundbreaking book confronts what Edna O'Brien has called "the principal crux of female despair": the una...

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Moods

reflective 94%
emotional 79%
funny 30%
sad 26%
challenging 24%
inspiring 24%
tense 24%
dark 18%
hopeful 9%
adventurous 5%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 3%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 69%
slow 19%
fast 11%

Average rating

4.03

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