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Have You Seen My Sister? by Kirsty McKay
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What Mrs. Boehm Looks For in a Book
I like to read books that portray true-to-life characters. I like to feel the gritty side of life. People with all their faults. Situations full of trouble. For many years my favorite books have been mysteries or crime stories. I also like female authors writing about strong female characters. Give me a crime story with a female detective or investigator any day and I'll have it read in a day or two.
Lately I've been enjoying memoirs. More than an autobiography, I feel a good memoir gives details of experiences written more from the heart. I find that great memoirs come from people whose life experiences, especially as a child, were dismal. Usually one parent was a loser and the family was poverty stricken. Often the author has grown to become successful beyond anyone's expectation so I'm always seeking answers as to how they did that. In spite of all that was missing from their life, they are still somebody. It's when I reflect on those lives that I find real meaning to what is life, love, and family.
Lately I've been enjoying memoirs. More than an autobiography, I feel a good memoir gives details of experiences written more from the heart. I find that great memoirs come from people whose life experiences, especially as a child, were dismal. Usually one parent was a loser and the family was poverty stricken. Often the author has grown to become successful beyond anyone's expectation so I'm always seeking answers as to how they did that. In spite of all that was missing from their life, they are still somebody. It's when I reflect on those lives that I find real meaning to what is life, love, and family.
Why Mrs. Dunaski Enjoys Reading
I most enjoy reading historical fiction. Reading transports me to times and places that I can never visit, and introduces me to people and cultures that I will never know. Reading answers many questions for me, such as
How would it feel to be a slave?
What would it be like to be a pilgrim crossing the ocean to an unknown land?
How would I handle being Jewish in Europe during World War II?
What would it be like to be a southern belle prior to the Civil War?
How would I survive in Ireland during the famine?
What would it be like to be an immigrant entering the USA through Ellis Island?
What would it be like to be part of England’s royal family?
How would I have supported my family and lived through the Great Depression?
…and thousands of other questions about the human condition and how people, past and present, react to and thrive in their daily lives during the best and worst of times.
I don’t believe in living in the past, but I think it is important to learn and understand history and what came before us to help us understand where we are going, both as individuals and as a collective. Reading does this for me.
How would it feel to be a slave?
What would it be like to be a pilgrim crossing the ocean to an unknown land?
How would I handle being Jewish in Europe during World War II?
What would it be like to be a southern belle prior to the Civil War?
How would I survive in Ireland during the famine?
What would it be like to be an immigrant entering the USA through Ellis Island?
What would it be like to be part of England’s royal family?
How would I have supported my family and lived through the Great Depression?
…and thousands of other questions about the human condition and how people, past and present, react to and thrive in their daily lives during the best and worst of times.
I don’t believe in living in the past, but I think it is important to learn and understand history and what came before us to help us understand where we are going, both as individuals and as a collective. Reading does this for me.
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