Category: Review of Autobiography

by M. Bijman October 8, 2021

There shall be no hugging – Is This Anything?, by Jerry Seinfeld

Humour and comedy, these days, are minefields – full of potential explosions of public vitriol and outrage. One minute aContinue Reading

by M. Bijman February 21, 2020

Backstories Review of Autobiography Review of new book

Music, love, dogged determination and good fortune – Me, by Elton John

Poor Elton John had to leave the stage during his show in New Zealand this week because he has walkingContinue Reading

by M. Bijman August 18, 2017

Backstories Current events Discussion of author’s portfolio Discussion of current events Discussion of film/TV series Discussion of writing style Review of Autobiography Review of memoir

Goodbye, Sir Roger – My Word Is My Bond, by Roger Moore

You could be tempted to dismiss Roger Moore’s autobiography, My Word Is My Bond, as a bit of a joke,Continue Reading

by M. Bijman April 8, 2016

Discussion of writing style Humor Humour Review of Autobiography Review of new book

Furiously Happy, by Jenny Lawson

I read Jenny Lawson’s first autobiography Let’s Pretend This Never Happened, with a sense of having made a happy discovery,Continue Reading

by M. Bijman January 26, 2016

Discussion of author’s portfolio Discussion of writing style List of similar books Review of Autobiography Review of Children’s Literature Review of new book Review of new non-fiction When Grandma Was a Little Girl

Laura Ingalls Wilder – Pioneer Girl, the Annotated Biography, by Pamela Smith Hill, et al

Laura Ingalls Wilder – Pioneer Girl, the Annotated Biography by Pamela Smith Hill, et al I grew up with the LauraContinue Reading

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