Giraldi was enticed by the fraternity of the gym as a way of filling out and firming up both his body and his sense of self.
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Book Review: “The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo” — A Mundane Stream of Consciousness
Amy Schumer’s quasi-memoir is composed of stuff that would be better off posted on Facebook.
Book Review: Australian Master Tim Winton — Writer Turned Ecowarrior
Tim Winton’s memoir about how deeply Australia’s landscape shaped him and his writing.
Stage Review: In The Body of the World — Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Worlds
This is a rich evening of theater because it takes up social and psychological problems that aren’t ordinarily addressed on our stages.
Book Review: Marceline Loridan-Ivens’ Memoir of Surviving the Nazi Death Camps
In contrast to similar extermination-camp memoirs, But You Did Not Come Back focuses on the affliction of women.
Fuse Book Review: Living With the Spenders—Surviving an Odd Childhood
One must be impressed by memoirist Matthew Spender, who refuses to descend into resentment or anything resembling self-pity despite a very strange childhood.
Book Review: “Your Band Sucks” — Plying the Murky Terrain of Indie Rock
Guitarist Jon Fine’s memoir is an intriguing blend of history, sociology, entertainment, and a healthy dose of after-hours pulp.
Book Review: No “Odd Woman” Out — Vivian Gornick’s Richly Engaging Memoir
Author Vivian Gornick’s discontent is foundational, fertile, unquenchable, except by writing, and quite often funny.
Book Review: Oliver Sacks’ “On The Move” — A Mix of the Distant and the Intimate
Oliver Sacks’ On the Move is an absorbing, idiosyncratic, often moving memoir.
Book Review: “A Brief Stop on the Road From Auschwitz” — Destined to Become a Classic
Göran Rosenberg has written a calm yet passionate account of events after Auschwitz, a memoir marked by great intelligence and equally great emotional intensity.