Official Review: Journey by Elayne Schulman
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Official Review: Journey by Elayne Schulman
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Journey" by Elayne Schulman.]
Journey by Elayne Schulman is the writer's memoir on her adventures and life challenges from childhood to being a grandparent. The author expresses her emotions in a creative, original, and authentic tone, which creates a positive and inspirational mood in the text.
The first accounts in this memoir relate to the author's childhood memories while growing up in the Bronx, New York. She recounts finding a bat in her bathroom, which flew and hid in her hair. After startling the whole house, her father took some scissors and did away with the bat, cutting some of her hair in the process. Moreover, she remembers that during her pre-teen years, she accompanied her father and uncle to baseball games, where she also monitored the scoreboard. Furthermore, the author writes about her Jewish family's excellence in board games, such as Mahjong, Rummy, and chess. The author also remembers the tension in her family after her brother enlisted to fight in the Vietnam War, while she was associating with anti-war protesters at university. Her association with these students was the reason the FBI watched her, and the Secret Service temporarily forbid her from approaching the US First Lady.
I enjoyed various aspects of this memoir. To begin with, the author's experiences were conveyed in a very original and unique way, which added authenticity to the text. Additionally, the memoir seemed professionally edited, as I only noticed a few grammatical mistakes in it. Also, it was easy to understand the events described in the memoir because the author structured the chapters in an organized manner. Besides this, Schulman used language expertly and very effectively to creatively describe her life experiences. What I liked most about this book was the author's clever sense of humor, which made the text fun and interesting to read.
The only thing I disliked in this memoir was the author's repetitiveness, which made the memoir slightly monotonous in some cases.
This book will be enjoyed mostly by older readers and grandparents. Readers that come from Jewish backgrounds may especially like this memoir, as they will relate to the author's descriptions of Jewish customs and traditions. Both atheists and religious readers can appreciate this memoir.
I conclude by giving this book 3 out of 4 stars. I could not justify a lower score because the text was professionally edited, rationally organized, and humorous. The only reason I did not give it a perfect rating was the monotony of the text in some parts.
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Journey by Elayne Schulman is the writer's memoir on her adventures and life challenges from childhood to being a grandparent. The author expresses her emotions in a creative, original, and authentic tone, which creates a positive and inspirational mood in the text.
The first accounts in this memoir relate to the author's childhood memories while growing up in the Bronx, New York. She recounts finding a bat in her bathroom, which flew and hid in her hair. After startling the whole house, her father took some scissors and did away with the bat, cutting some of her hair in the process. Moreover, she remembers that during her pre-teen years, she accompanied her father and uncle to baseball games, where she also monitored the scoreboard. Furthermore, the author writes about her Jewish family's excellence in board games, such as Mahjong, Rummy, and chess. The author also remembers the tension in her family after her brother enlisted to fight in the Vietnam War, while she was associating with anti-war protesters at university. Her association with these students was the reason the FBI watched her, and the Secret Service temporarily forbid her from approaching the US First Lady.
I enjoyed various aspects of this memoir. To begin with, the author's experiences were conveyed in a very original and unique way, which added authenticity to the text. Additionally, the memoir seemed professionally edited, as I only noticed a few grammatical mistakes in it. Also, it was easy to understand the events described in the memoir because the author structured the chapters in an organized manner. Besides this, Schulman used language expertly and very effectively to creatively describe her life experiences. What I liked most about this book was the author's clever sense of humor, which made the text fun and interesting to read.
The only thing I disliked in this memoir was the author's repetitiveness, which made the memoir slightly monotonous in some cases.
This book will be enjoyed mostly by older readers and grandparents. Readers that come from Jewish backgrounds may especially like this memoir, as they will relate to the author's descriptions of Jewish customs and traditions. Both atheists and religious readers can appreciate this memoir.
I conclude by giving this book 3 out of 4 stars. I could not justify a lower score because the text was professionally edited, rationally organized, and humorous. The only reason I did not give it a perfect rating was the monotony of the text in some parts.
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Journey
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I enjoy reading memoirs, it gives me Insights on the author's way of viewing things. Although am already having second thoughts about this one because excessive repetitivness makes me loose interest in a book. Nice job on the review.
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