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Summary: Not that Good. Sorry
Review: First, let me get on my soapbox once more to decry the 'star inflation' that is found on this website. I mean, get real, are all the books out there really deserving of 5 stars! This book is a case in point. Don't get me wrong, memoirs are my favorite genre. But this book is tedious. Beth is a very likable person, only it seemed like she couldn't make up her mind. Did she want to write a memoir, or a book of essays on friendship? Instead of choosing one, she decided to do both; without pulling it off. I also did not find her prose to be luminous or poetic, but overwraught. Sorry. Finally, at several points in the book I got the feeling that Beth was searching out friendship opportunities with an eye that they could be included in the book she was working on. Beth, if you ever read this, please don't be discouraged by this review. You do have talent. Just don't try so hard.
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Summary: very descriptive of the necessity to reach out to friends
Review: Great book. This quote is just one that summarizes the insights gained by the author in her journeys into the meaning of friendship:"When you take a stand on friendship, when in rage, you make it clear--This friendship is over, get out--you are defining the rest of your life. I didn't know then what I was doing."...
..."You walk around with a void inside that you can never adequately explain." This book is very well written
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Summary: Read for Content and Style
Review: Kephart's prose is beautifully crafted, in that her subject and writing style work flawlessly together. I discovered her work by seeing her piece, "Sharing a Room," in an anthology:
THE LEAP YEARS: WOMEN REFLECT ON CHANGE, LOSS AND LOVE (Maier and Isom, Ed.) and went on to read everything I can find by this author.
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