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Title: Hungry for the World: A Memoir by Kim Barnes ISBN: 0-385-72044-0 Publisher: Anchor Books/Doubleday Pub. Date: 20 March, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (12 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Not as good as her first book, but riveting and brave
Comment: I loved Kim Barnes' first book and was eager to read this follow up, knowing there would be one after I heard her read at Oregon State University. The beginning of _Hungry For The World_ is in many ways a review of the first book and just skims the surface of what she explored in that; in was in many way unsatifying. I was rereading and yet the depth of things I had forgotten was not there. This story of how Ms. Barnes found herself is well written, even if it does get a bit self-consciously wordy at times. And, above all, it is a brave exploration of what she did and why. One customer review said it was soft-porn. It was necessary for her to share the sexual aspects--for herself, if not for us. The openness of it was a bit shocking (what will everyone think?!) but well done. When I saw her read, someone asked how her parents had reacted to the first book; I wonder how they reacted to this one (though she does share that she did slowly share pieces of her story with them)?! I am sorry she had to go through so much pain to find herself, but pleased that she has made a good life for herself with a great man (met her husband at another reading).
Rating: 5
Summary: "Hungry for the World" leaves me hungry for more.
Comment: When Kim's first book "In the Wilderness" came out, I was mesmerized by the poetic language and the compelling story of her youth. "Hungry for the World" continues where Kim's first book left off, with an equal or greater power. I have a great respect for Kim, who can share the dark periods of her life with others and do so with such clairty and beauty that she can shatter that darkness with the light in her heart. I have seen Kim read in person, and her speaking voice and her voice on the page are one in the same: spellbinding and beautiful. This is a body of work that will be remembered and respected for a long, long time.
Rating: 4
Summary: A great book
Comment: i think this book is a good book. i would recommend it to anyone who likes to read about other peoples life and the hard and good times they went through.
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Title: In the Wilderness: Coming of Age in Unknown Country by Kim Barnes ISBN: 0385478216 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 01 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Finding Caruso by Kim Barnes ISBN: 0399149678 Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group Pub. Date: 24 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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