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Amanda Boyden

Auteur de Pretty Little Dirty

3+ oeuvres 305 utilisateurs 18 critiques 1 Favoris

Œuvres de Amanda Boyden

Pretty Little Dirty (2006) 194 exemplaires
En attendant Babylone (2008) 103 exemplaires
I Got the Dog (2020) 8 exemplaires

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One that needs more than five stars, for sure. I can't believe people can write like this!
 
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nogomu | 9 autres critiques | Oct 19, 2023 |
Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.
I can't help but think of excerpts from Maya Angelou's memoir(s) as Boyden relates in such detail experiences that brought her to the brink of death. You might think that her four intense near death experiences and discussion of the Swedish death cleanse would bring a true melancholy over the reader's psyche--- but no, this is a strident book that pours out hope and shows page after page, the seductive and real power of resilience. Boyden has a natural way with words and for an avid reader her memoir can be readily devoured in a few short hours. Doing this I admit, I felt exhausted, pushed and pulled through a tumultuous life in which I found myself falling deeply for Fry (the adorable, aging, and VERY brave chihuahua), Meg and the host of "characters" that make up Amanda's life. I even poked through the acknowledgements to see how she might address the people clearly so beloved. I was disappointed to learn of Boyden's own infidelity early in her marriage amidst what would become egregious cheating on the part of her husband, but as with many good reads, people are not (gasp!) perfect. Boyden allows herself to be vulnerable and therefore approachable and a source of strength for women who have walked this very path themselves.… (plus d'informations)
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Natalie_Coe | 2 autres critiques | Oct 12, 2020 |
Cette critique a été écrite dans le cadre des Critiques en avant-première de LibraryThing.
I always appreciate Amanda Boyden's writing and this book is no exception. She is funny, searing in her honesty, human in her attempts at wrangling her truths and emotions into submission. There are lessons to be gleaned as we follow her through what is so often the messiness of our lives.
 
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jbealy | 2 autres critiques | Sep 27, 2020 |
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At turns Boyden is tender and sweet, sassy and sarcastic, funny and melancholy. There is heartache and humor underneath the solid layer of honesty. She twists and turns from childhood memories to adult turmoil with as much ease as I imagine she does swinging on her beloved trapeze. I loved her fierce attitude. It's a bit rambling in places. You get the general idea she is heartbroken over her divorce, but at the same time celebrates breaking free while remembering seemingly unrelated bits of her past.
Here's the strange thing - out of all the Early Review books, this is one of my favorites. For some reason I have a hard time articulating why.
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SeriousGrace | 2 autres critiques | Sep 26, 2020 |

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Œuvres
3
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Membres
305
Popularité
#77,181
Évaluation
½ 3.6
Critiques
18
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14
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