Review of The Part That Burns

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I don't particularly like reading about family dramas of other people as I believe that life is already difficult enough and feel no need to read about other people's difficulties. However, I do admire authors who share their life stories with their readers.
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Looks like a fantastic novel! I love reading a memoir and am interested to see the authors writing style since the text is not in any linear order. Thank you for posting!
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The review is good. I appreciate the author for sharing her life experiences with the readers.
It's a great memoir.
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This memoir sounds like a good read, although not my kind of book.
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Memoirs that are excellently written invite the reader to share in the author's past and empathize with their situations. Good job on the review.
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I appreciate the author's honesty in telling her story. I am sure parts of her story are painful for her to remember. Thank you for your review.
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This is based on true family drama. Unlike chronological narrative, interestingly the story revolves around anchor points throughout. Each anchor seems to mirror the family dynamics and symbolism of the author's subconscious mind. Powerful and sometimes very painful emotions of childhood, pubescence, college days, so on so forth leave lasting impression. An intriguing book and a good book review.. Congratulations on the BOTD!
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I like stories on family drama so I hope this would be a great fit for me. Great review.
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It takes a lot of courage to come forward and talk about sexual abuse with the people who are close to you let alone write about it for everyone to read. I find the author's strength commendable. This comes across as an inspirational story and I hope we all learn something from it.
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Such a lovely cover for such an intense book! I could feel Jeannine's voice through your review, and how her voice and her memoir would inspire others to be strong.

Thank you so much for the lovely review, I plan to read this one soon! 💛
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Post by Cassie_kels »

I must say that, I commend the courage of the author to share her story in a way that makes it easy for anyone to understand what she had been through.

It sounds like a story that anyone would enjoy reading,so I'm definitely going to give it a try.
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A heart-grabbing memoir, "The Part That Burns" by Jeannine Ouellette, which can make us feel as if being teleported to an another time and place. I love such books.
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I'm not a big fan of memoirs especially emotional ones so I'll pass. Surely many other readers will find the story interesting though.
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The review on the cover of the book is so adorable. I just wish it didn't have the profane language in the title of the book for younger/less vulgar readers. Congratuations on book of the day!
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Post by Stephanie Elizabeth »

It sounds like a gripping and detailed memoir about the trauma one woman experienced while growing up. I love memoirs, and I especially love to read ones that aren't necessarily in chronological order—looking forward to adding this one to my list. Thanks for the lovely review.
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