The Distance Between Us is a memoir written by Reyna Grande. It tells the story of her childhood in Mexico and her journey to the United States as an undocumented immigrant. The book was well-received by critics and won several awards. The Distance Between Us is a powerful and moving story of one girl’s journey … Read more
Lacy M. Johnson’s memoir, White Trash Primer, is a candid and insightful look into the life of a white trash woman. Born into poverty and raised in a trailer park, Johnson offers a unique perspective on what it means to be white trash. She discusses the challenges and struggles of growing up in a disadvantaged … Read more
The environment in childhood is important for forming identity, especially children are more vulnerable to the surrounded environment. People who experienced the war on childhood often carry their grim memories even after they are rehabilitated and have difficulties on finding their identities. We tend to forget our identities when we face a certain memory is … Read more
In Karen Armstrong’s The Spiral Staircase, she tells the story of her lifelong experience with spirituality and religion, beginning with her time in a convent. This was a very interesting memoir to read, as you get a firsthand account of this persons long and complicated struggle with religion, told honestly about her experience. No matter … Read more
Money is the root of evil. A Long Way Gone and The Bite of the Mango are both memoirs of the Sierra Leone Civil War. Although the book does not touch upon the causes of the civil war, through research diamonds were a main contributor and a cause of the war. Sierra Leone was embedded … Read more