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A review by jenleah
The Boys of My Youth by Jo Ann Beard
4.0
4.5. Jo Ann Beard's memoir is a wonderful collection of short essays from her life. I knew nothing about this book before I read it, with the chapter titled "The Fourth State of Matter," being about Beard's personal experience with a university shooting in the 90's--I had to Google the incident for the full story.
Beard is an extremely gifted writer, with each essay she set a tone, mood, and feeling--all incredibly readable. She has the ability to describe a situation so fully that I swear I'm watching it unfold, rather than reading about it.
Beard is an extremely gifted writer, with each essay she set a tone, mood, and feeling--all incredibly readable. She has the ability to describe a situation so fully that I swear I'm watching it unfold, rather than reading about it.