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If you own this book, you can mail it to our address below. Borrow Listen. Want to Read. Jun 06, Marcia rated it liked it Shelves: fiction. For some reason, however, that those same circumstances are written in verse seems to make them slap the reader upside the head with the reality of it all. The language of Blue Suburbia is wonderfully sparse which, I think, emphasizes the actions…there are no flowery or minimizing adjectives or adverbs to take the sting out of the nouns and verbs.
The word imageries linger long after closing the cover on Blue Suburbia. These are the thoughts and emotions that have never been far from my heart and soul since February 29, Jan 17, Diane rated it it was amazing Shelves: parenting , small , town , usa , poetry. Jul 31, Glen rated it it was amazing. I did not read this book so much as devour it. My wife recommended it to me and I loved it from start to finish and could hardly put it down.
It is a memoir written in verse, easily read in one or two hours, but full of life, pain, insight, sorrow, humor, sweetness, a genuine delight. Highly recommended. Jul 21, Greta rated it it was amazing. This is the first memoir written in poetry that I've seen and enjoyed from start to finish. Years of listening to poems read out loud has made me comfortable with this medium for a narrative. Complicated, troubling, joyous and tragic, LL Albanese is sincerely herself.
Jan 03, Elisa rated it really liked it. Not a long read, but very memorable. The poetry is simple and short, but creates a vibrant story that hits you hard.
A beautiful story that ties together family, aspirations, and every human emotion. Dec 30, Amelia Bailey rated it liked it Shelves: poetry. An interesting series of poems about growing us and facing hardships. Very well written. Oct 24, Mary rated it really liked it Shelves: favourites , poetry. Parts of this "almost memoir" were so familiar to me, but in a strangely comforting way.
Loved this book So glad I came across it by chance at the library. Sep 10, Melissa LifeFullyBooked rated it liked it. Memoir written in verse. Sweet, haunting.
Sparse words tell just enough of the story of her life to be touching. Oct 30, Carrie rated it it was amazing. Oct 25, Lauren rated it it was amazing Shelves: poetry , nonfiction-and-ref. A poignant glimpse at a tantalizing familiar suburban life. Jan 20, Stephanie rated it it was amazing. Oct 31, Tep Mayo rated it liked it. It's okay. A collection of shallow but otherwise engaging poems.
This will inspire you to publish your own poetry memoir. If Albanese can do it, so can you. Kim DeNero rated it really liked it Dec 27, Jill Morrissey rated it really liked it Dec 13, Laura rated it it was ok Mar 30, Melissa Albanese rated it it was amazing Oct 13, Heather Johnston rated it it was amazing Jun 10, Amelia rated it liked it Jun 05, Nicole Shafer rated it liked it Feb 21, Lisa rated it it was ok May 30, Exploring Suburbia is an important addition for collections in literature.
It will also be an excellent textbook for professors teaching courses on space and culture in literature. It will also, of course, be an essential read for courses in Australian and international literature. But her new life as a stay-at-home mom knocks her for a loop in more ways than one. From the embarrassment of being ticketed while driving in her bathrobe to the challenge of making friends in the land of big hair and minivans, Beckerman shares her struggles with self-deprecating humor as she endeavors to reclaim her cool.
At once irreverent, hilarious, and keenly observed, Lost in Suburbia is about what you give up to become a mother—and what you get back. I doubt I will read a funnier one, or one with more heart, this year, possibly this decade. When the unlikely opportunity of a life in the theatre announces itself, Karim starts to win the sort of attention he has been craving - albeit with some rude and raucous results. A fresh, anarchic and deliciously unrestrained novel. We all know what suburbia is, indeed the majority of us live in it.
Yet, despite this ubituity, with no formal definition of the contept, the suburbs have developed in our collective imagination through representations in popular culture, from Terry and June to Desparate Housewives.
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