The memoir of growing up gay in a conservative religious community is a story of quiet rebellion.
REVIEW: Plain: A Memoir of Mennonite Girlhood by Mary Alice Hostetter
Category: Reviews
An archive of our reviews of memoirs, essay collections, and other works of creative nonfiction.
REVIEW: The Year Of The Horses: A Memoir by Courtney Maum
The memoir explores the author’s journey out of depression and the wider issue of women looking for something to carry them forward in uncertain times.
REVIEW: Halfway From Home: Essays by Sarah Fawn Montgomery
An artful variation of essay forms and poetic language mark this artfully written collection.
REVIEW: When They Tell You to Be Good by Prince Shakur
Shakur’s memoir is a meditation on multiple identities and their place in the larger American society,
REVIEW: The Loneliest Places: Loss, Grief, and the Long Journey Home by Rachel Dickinson
A meditative style and use of metaphor elevates the memoir to a study of what nature can teach us about ourselves and our relationships.
REVIEW: A Cheerleader’s Guide To Spiritual Enlightenment: a memoir in essays by MB Caschetta
The memoir in essays chronicles the author’s journey to find meaning through some of the most devastating events of our time.
REVIEW: Ivy Lodge: A Memoir of Translation and Discovery by Linda Murphy Marshall
A childhood home and the hidden meaning of family language are translated into insights about the memoirist’s past.
REVIEW: A Body Across Two Hemispheres: A Memoir in Essays by Victoria Buitron
The memoir-in-essays about growing up in two countries explores universally relatable themes in exquisite prose.
REVIEW: Castaway Mountain: Love and Loss Among the Wastepickers of Mumbai by Saumya Roy
A nonfiction book that reads like a novel reflects the unpleasant truth of overconsumption in the lives of Mumbai’s wastepickers.
REVIEW: Promenade of Desire: A Barcelona Memoir by Isidra Mencos
Spain is the backdrop for a memoir frankly exploring the evolution of female desire from childhood to adulthood.
