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Who Do You Think You Are?: A Memoir (Unabridged) | 
 enlarge | Author: Alyse Myers
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 Emotional read that triggered memories of my youth August 29, 2008
"I found this book to be amazingly captivating. I must be honest I did not expect to enjoy this read, but I was entranced from the first page. The book was a nostalgic ride back into my youth. Alyse Myers manages to deal with her formative years in an honest almost cleansing manner. The book shows us how we are in some positive and negative ways the products of our environment. The essence of who we are is shaped in childhood and Alyse shows her strength and determination in rising to the top." - Eva Johnston
*I give it 5 stars, but my computer isn't allowing me to highlight all five.
 dissapointing August 18, 2008
No insight. A the ending - the "I'm the good person I am today because my mother was awful to me, and I wanted to be better than her" is a total cop out. How about that you might be a good person today ~in spite of~ the hate and violence your mother tortured you with as a child? Think about what a wonderful person you'd be like if you had a Good childhood? A supportive parent, a happy household, an understanding family. It's like justifying being spanked as a child as a good thing because hey, you turned out okay, so it must not have been so bad.
There was no real exploration into the reason why her mother was so angry and hateful toward this one daughter and not the other two, why the three didn't get along or speak much. Why?
This is a story suitable for a blog, someone posting about what it was like growing up. Not worthy of print though. Find it at the library. You will read it in one afternoon - it is not a weighty book at all and certainly not one that requires much effort on your part as the author didn't seem to work that hard. So many times I asked "but why?" and wanted to know more, things were hinted at but never explored further and my questions not answered. Could have been a good read but it's really just a quick story of growing up with an angry mother.
 Once I had the time to spend.. August 8, 2008
reading this memoir--I was done reading it in one day. I found there were times I put it down; when it got too close for comfort. I really found this book by accident..I didn't know anything about it until I was shopping for new memoir's at bookstore last weekend--and there it was. I am very glad I picked it up and read it. I will recommend this book to my best friend..and I think she will like it as much as I do. :)
At least this mother changed. August 6, 2008
I could not wait to get my hands on this book. I devoured it in a few days, which is a record for me, as I often get bored with (some) books, lay them down, never to be picked up again. This author pulled me in from the "get go". I kept thinking, "that happened to me", especially the hurtful words. I'm lucky that I did not suffer all the things the author did. However her mom changed, and mine has not. The ending give me hope, that perhaps our mother will one day accept our love. This may sound selfish, but it's somehow comforting to know . . . that you're not alone with your agony. Remarkable book. Brave author.
Couldn't put it down June 27, 2008
This book drew me in from the start, and a combination of the writing and the story kept me hooked. People might wonder why someone with a mother who was so frequently awful to them would want to stay connected to that parent. But as is made clear in this book -- it's still your mom. And it's human nature to want it to turn out o.k. Myers doesn't try to find excuses for her mother or psychoanalyze her. There's an acceptance here; not approval of her behavior, and not wishing it wasn't different. But a realization that her mother was a very flawed human being -- and she still wanted a relationship with her. It was a great read.
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