The weirdest thing in the world is to have your thought process split by homework and robotics. Meanwhile, losing your laptop which is irrelevant in Atlanta because you had no internet anyway. Now, however... with my home internet... well the computer connections being shaky, I could really use that guarenteed wireless.
While in Atlanta I read Me Talk Pretty One Day by Dave Sedaris. His life is full of ups and downs, and even in times of hardship, I couldn't help but smile at his form of narrative. He begins with the discussion of his lisp as if he's a criminal being taken by the FBI...
The book goes from childhood through college to his adult years. He openly discusses his sexuality in stories about his boyfriend, Hugh. He also discusses the relationship he has with his family, as well as within his family. His sister had talent, so he dreamed of being an artist and suffered through art schools to pursue this.
Although he can take creative liberty on his own life, I did research on him and memoirs in general... and he stuck pretty true to fact.
Memoirs can be written about anything.
- Coming of age
- Wartime (such as The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien)
And tons more... Dave Sedaris' story contains struggles, coming of age, and tons more, in a humorous portrayal.
Sorry this is late, internet... or lack thereof caused the delay. Furthermore, I did lose my school laptop in Atlanta. The books were so good... I'm going to report on Running with Scissors next!
I SAW Running with Scissors the movie on TV yesterday. SO GOOD! I had no idea what was coming... though I was almost done with the book.
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