Toisissamme kiinni - Muistelma by Vivian Gornick

Toisissamme kiinni - Muistelma

Vivian Gornick with Arto Schroderus (Translator)

228 pages first pub 1987 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective medium-paced

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Born and raised in the Bronx, the daughter of “urban peasants,” Gornick grows up in a household dominated by her intelligent but uneducated mother’s romantic depression over the early death of her husband. Next door lives Nettie, an attractive wid...

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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%

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4.03

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