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Kristin says, “I was a shy little girl and an only child, so on vacations I was usually playing alone, too afraid to go up to the happy group of kids and introduce myself. For both of us, we related to a story that Kristin tells about going on vacation as a child. There’s a lot of great stuff in this book. I have to admit that this is fantastically good point, and if I’m able to remember this as a mantra, I may give more memoirs a chance-especially if they’re written by the ladies of Hollywood. The key to the memoir isn’t reporting, it’s about self-reflection.

An author’s job is to present a story as she remembers it happening, so the expectation is not that this is exactly how it happened. You pointed out that memoirs don’t have to provide absolute truth. We did have some interesting discussions about the memory issue. You don’t read a lot of memoirs, either, just generally not being a fan of non-fiction. “I am self-important and let me tell you about my journey.” The ones I enjoy are breezy AF.

I like the memoirs that are “Here’s a cool story that you might want to read about” vs. I’m mistrustful and never truly believe that the author has such a vivid memoir However, now that I think about it, the x-factor for the memoirs I have enjoyed does seem to be “women in the entertainment industry dish about love and romance.” This topic was a hit for me with Tina Fey’s Bossypants and Patti Smith’s Just Kids-but I think it also has to do with tone. It was charming and clever but mostly, it was such a treat to read this book after all of the heavy shit we’ve been reading.Īs you know, I’m no fan of the memoir. This memoir was great for a lot of reasons. What I did While You Were Breeding is a memoir of TV writer Kristin Newman’s international travels, served up with a big helping of her international love affairs.

Books like what i was doing while you were breeding