Bits and pieces from our little corner of Texas.
It’s a story that should be required reading for any student of the history of our country, personalizing as it does the horrors of slavery — but it’s also the kind of book that a reader has to brace for before jumping in.
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This is the sort of book that sticks with you even long after you’re done reading it. If you have room in your reading life for a memoir and haven’t picked this one up yet, I highly recommend that you put it on your list.
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I would recommend this book to readers who are interested in getting a personal perspective of late-19th to early-20th century life in India and South Africa, and (obviously!) to folks looking for insight into the intellectual and spiritual life of Gandhi, as an individual.
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Elinore’s varied experiences are told with an engaging combination of reverence for nature, care for her occasionally exasperating neighbors, and just a simple appreciation of a good fun time whenever it can be had.
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This isn’t the kind of book you like. But it is the kind of book that you can’t forget.
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This is certainly a worthwhile read/listen for anyone who likes memoirs, but I’d also recommend it to folks who enjoy adventure stories or books about plucky ladies who make their own way, even if you’d usually pick novels over nonfiction.
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This is a great book if you’re a fan of rural slice-of-life stories, or if you’re in need of some good old-fashioned wholesomeness — and who isn’t, these days?
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Though I may never really “get” Hemingway, I can see why this is a classic of the memoir genre and I’m glad I gave it another chance.
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This book is a kind of family history viewed from the lens of cultural history, or perhaps a cultural history viewed from the lens of family history.
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I’m glad I got a chance to read it. There are a couple of caveats, though, that would make me hesitate to recommend reading it to everybody.
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