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GUTS, by Kristen Johnston

July 15, 2012

SEARINGLY HONEST, SURPRISINGLY funny memoir of recovery from addiction, illness from actor Kristen Johnston.

Grade: B PLUS

GUTS: THE ENDLESS FOLLIES AND TINY TRIUMPHS OF A GIANT DISASTER
Gallery Books
2012

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WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN WINTER, by Candia McWilliam

July 9, 2012

WRENCHINGLY HONEST, BRUTALLY eloquent, a novelist’s memoir of losing her sight and her way in life astounds.

Grade: A MINUS

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN WINTER: A MEMOIR IN BLINDNESS
Harper
2012

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NINETY DAYS: A MEMOIR OF RECOVERY, by Bill Clegg

April 29, 2012

CLEAR-EYED, CANDID, AND BEAUTIFULLY written, Bill Clegg’s memoir of recovery from addiction stirs the soul.

Grade: B PLUS

NINETY DAYS: A MEMOIR OF RECOVERY
Little, Brown
2012

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