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iO Tillett Wright

Auteur van Darling Days: A Memoir

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Tough to read and also very hard to put down??
 
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caedocyon | 3 andere besprekingen | Feb 23, 2024 |
I was in a reading funk, where everything on my to-read list seemed awful and I couldn't get into anything, even old favorites. Everything felt tired and tiresome, I was completely on edge. This book saved me. It took my restlessness and frustration and diverted them into a story whose own energy is cranked to 1000. The book completely absorbed me, and when I finally surfaced at the end of it I felt lightened and once again in awe of the written word.
 
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blueskygreentrees | 3 andere besprekingen | Jul 30, 2023 |
I'd never heard of iO Tillett Wright, and I don't recall how this memoir ended up on my to-read list, but it was absolutely fascinating. iO's detailed childhood — dancing, acting, public schools, private schools, struggling with identity, performing in Europe, and yet not always knowing where the next meal is coming from — initially seems strange though quasi-idyllic, but the reader eventually realizes that iO's mother, who at first seemed like a harmless free spirit, was in reality experiencing mental illness. So much life lived in a few short decades covered here. I do hope iO is OK today!… (meer)
 
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ryner | 3 andere besprekingen | Oct 20, 2020 |
I'm not sure if memoir is the word since the book ends with the author only in her 20s but iO certainly tells a heart-wrenching story of her childhood. This is a timely account of gender identity issues, questionable (at best) parenting skills, and a never ending quest for personal happiness. This would make a good book club choice, given all the psychological issues that iO faces in her troubled youth.
 
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LizBurkhart | 3 andere besprekingen | Sep 5, 2019 |

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