tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4276011685035041665.post2241377610557633441..comments2022-11-04T05:09:56.033-04:00Comments on [tk] reviews blog: The Memoir Craze: High and Low Drama, and All Kinds of CrisesJoeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15164020162101466245noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4276011685035041665.post-38725737479579187912010-06-02T09:19:38.648-04:002010-06-02T09:19:38.648-04:00You're right, Ruth, I missed incorporating the...You're right, Ruth, I missed incorporating the literary and historical memoir--what would you recommend for the former? As for the later, I second your recommendation of Fun Home, it is terrific! As is Persepolis, another historical graphic memoir...I know there are others out there, but they're escaping me. Where might the graphic memoir be taking us that is different than the standard memoir?Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849171328353061170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4276011685035041665.post-47178751547001472652010-06-01T13:00:13.198-04:002010-06-01T13:00:13.198-04:00A memoir can also be literary or historical. In a ...A memoir can also be literary or historical. In a literary memoir, the specific events of the writer's life may be less important than the aesthetic creation they inspire. In an historical memoir, the writer's personal experience sheds light on larger social or political events. Alison Bechdel's stunning graphic memoir, Fun Home, is both of these.Ruth Horowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00775000531191723560noreply@blogger.com