Il clamore a casa nostra

e mezza, o quattro meno meno.

Ho scelto questo libro semplicemente dopo aver letto una recensione che mi aveva incuriosito, spinta anche dalla mia passione per i memoirs in genere, ma devo dire che è stata una vera sorpresa positiva, perché Taylor è un grande narratore e il suo racconto di un anno di vita, tra il 1963 ed il 1964 Leggi tutto

This book felt so hugely personal, as it covers a pivotal time when I was growing up. The feeling of our Country around the time of JFK's assassination, combined with a deeply personal narrative, made this a deeply affecting read. This is a short book, but feels important and complete. A piece that r Leggi tutto

I did like the book. Benjamin Taylor is an eloquent storyteller, and his life is certainly interesting enough to hear about. Those were interesting times, for sure. I would have given him another star had the story been a little more focused and his reaction to the Kennedy assassination been clearer Leggi tutto

Engaging and unique approach to revisiting his life and that of his parents', the author uses the Kennedy assassination and a deadly family fire as both metaphor and defining moment. It mostly works as the author intended although his story would have been compelling enough without the added gimmick Leggi tutto

We stand witness to a year of the author's life in this very short, simple yet complex memoir. Almost like poetry Taylor is able to portray his early years (the atrocities, the humor, the resolutions) into the man he becomes. His writing is flawless. Every word is skillfully selected. His sentences le Leggi tutto

This experience must be old hat to those who grew up in cities more heavily chronicled than Fort Worth, Texas, but it is both a novelty and particular pleasure to read this brief account of a life lived simultaneously to my own across town in the 1960's.

I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway. All American families have stories of where family members were when they heard about the assassination if President Kennedy. Benjamin Taylor's story is heightened by the fact that as a child he shook JFK's hand at a rally in Fort Worth the morning before the Leggi tutto

What a deep, quirky, important book. Benjamin Taylor gives the reader more than memories of one year in a life; he peels off the many layers of what it is to be American. He had me at the Assassination of JFK, and what it was like for my generation growing up in mid-twentieth century. I could have f Leggi tutto