The son of a convicted bank robber and con artist describes their complicated relationship, relating how his father, while in jail, sent the author letters throughout his childhood and turned up in a Boston homeless shelter where the author was a caseworker.
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The son of a convicted bank robber and con artist describes their complicated relationship, relating how his father, while in jail, sent the author letters throughout his childhood and turned up in a Boston homeless shelter where the author was a caseworker.
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Fine Condition in Fine jacket. Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jack in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Poetry; ISBN: 0393051390. ISBN/EAN: 9780393051391. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8604.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. 1st edition, 1st printing, Norton hardcover w/ DJ, 2004. Book is Near Fine, w/ clean text, binding tight enough to suggest it may be unread. DJ is VG, w/ very light edge/shelf wear that's a bit heavier at head and tail of spine panel (no tears or chips). Free delivery confirmation.
Although Nick Flynn is most renowned for his beautifully morbid poetry and pose, his unique style lent a hand in developing an oddly satisfying memoir. Most would come to object this work of art due to its depressing subject matter, but I find it refreshing. To tell a tale so artistically and in a way never attempted before opened my eyes to a possibly new form of literature. It isn't the subject that is under judgment, it is the way in which it is executed. But, was it worth it? I find myself to be in conflict over the matter on if the book was a good read. I enjoyed it cover to cover, but I do not think it will be on my re-read list. Flynn tells a (true) story, one of which only needs to be heard once, but told a thousand times over. In all honesty, choose for yourself.
LizaL33
May 8, 2008
Every awful thing
This dude has some SERIOUS baggage! Though well-written, due to its subject matter the book is terribly hard to read. Daddy-issues, mommy-issues, depression, addiction, suicide, and homelessness are just a few of the themes here.
Nick Flynn is well-regarded as a poet, and much of this memoir reads like a lovely prose poem, particularly the chapter entitled "Same Again." He goes off the rails a bit, however, with a chapter near the end of the book which is written ostensibly as a play in the model of King Lear, but with all the characters as homeless men dressed as Santa Clause.
I read this for my book club, and am glad I read it, but I wouldn't read it again and would definitely think twice before recommending it to others.
