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Bezig met laden... Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature (origineel 2022; editie 2022)door Zibby Owens (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Owens has produced an interesting book about her life and the various losses that have defined her life. I thought for the most part she was very candid however, there is a period of time where she never talks about her 1st husband Andrew Right. While she has every right to decide who and what she talks about in her book, a note saying I was married for 11 years it didn't work and I'm not going to write about our life together would have been nice.Her life is definitely unlike anyone I know which affords her the lifestyle she has, in some cases makes it hard to sympathize with some of her struggles. Overall though a good readable book. I continued my streak of reading moving memoirs with Zibby Owens' Bookends. Zibby is the host of the popular podcast Moms Don't Have Time To Read and she has become a big book influencer with a regular gig recommending books on Good Morning America. She talks about being painfully shy as a child, losing herself in reading and writing, her weight and self-esteem issues, things many women can relate to (even if most of us can't relate to her wealthy upbringing on the Upper East Side on New York City, a privilege she readily acknowledges.) Owens dealt with so much loss in life, losing her best friend in the North Tower on 9/11, her grandfather, her stepbrother, and a best friend from high school all in rapid succession. She also lost her mother-in-law and grandmother-in-law tragically at the beginning of COVID. What I most admire about Owens is her ability to pick herself up and move forward. She sees opportunity where many see obstacles, and has created a wonderful career uplifting authors and readers, and now herself. Her love affair with husband number two Kyle is a sweet surprise, and I liked how she protects the privacy of her children. Bookends is inspiring and honest, and her extensive Reading List at the end of the book is a treasure trove for readers like myself. This was an Amazon First Reads pick and it wasn't what I expected. Love, yes. Loss, yes. Literature? More a listing of books she read at various times in her life. I guess I was expecting a bit more about things she learned in those pieces of literature, not just a list. The blurb says Zibby Owens is well known. I hadn't heard of her prior to this book. The first couple chapters read quickly for me and then the last part of the book dragged. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"Zibby Owens has become a well-known personality in the publishing world. Her infectious energy, tasteful authenticity, and smart, steadfast support of authors started in childhood, a precedent set by the profound effect books and libraries had on her own family. But after losing her closest friend on 9/11 and later becoming utterly stressed out and overwhelmed by motherhood, Zibby was forgetting what made her her. She turned to books and writing for help. Just when things seemed particularly bleak, Zibby unexpectedly fell in love with a tennis pro turned movie producer who showed her the path to happiness: away from type-A perfectionism and toward letting things unfold organically. What unfolded was a meaningful career, a great love, and finally, her voice, now heard by millions of listeners. An honest and moving story about relationships, love, food issues, the writing life, and finding one's true calling, Bookends will inspire and uplift." -- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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