The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr

The Art of Memoir

Mary Karr

229 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir challenging informative reflective slow-paced

Description

Bestselling author and renowned professor Mary Karr offers a master class in the essential elements of great memoir--delivered with her signature wit, insight, and candor.Credited with sparking the current memoir explosion, Mary Karr's The Liars' ...

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Moods

informative 90%
inspiring 66%
reflective 63%
funny 36%
hopeful 16%
challenging 13%
emotional 6%
lighthearted 6%
tense 6%
dark 3%
relaxing 3%

Pace

medium 63%
fast 23%
slow 13%

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4.08

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