And the dramas and happenings of her life are of an intensity that few others ever experience. Her prose is lustrous and cinematic, her humour earthy and irresistible. Although there are other memoirs that pay close attention to the process of self-creation and destruction that young girls go through, with all its accompanying anguish, self-consciousness and inertia, there is no one who writes about it like Mary Karr. Cherry is a coming-of-age memoir taking place in Leechfield, Texas as we witness all of the turbulence of adolescence as only the prose of Mary Karr can do it justice with her edgy and beautiful prose as she violently crashes up against all forms of authority, whether it be the school principal, or all of the law enforcement officers throughout. Karr's edgy, brilliant prose careens between hilarity and tragedy. Yearning, like a typical teenager, for the ideal love or heart's companion who will make her feel whole again, she throws in her lot with an varied and outrageous band surfers, yogis, bona fide geniuses. I cant wait to read her first memoir.In this paperback of her long-awaited sequel, we find Karr once again trying to run from the thrills and terrors of her psychological and physical awakening by violently crashing up against authority in all its forms, shuttling between the principal's office and the jail cell. It doesnt have a really linear narrative, (maybe thats what people disliked?) but I loved that. Its very accessible, and I liked reading it out of order and then again in sequence. I havent read that yet, so maybe thats why I was able to read Cherry with no expectations. What?!Most people seem to be critiquing the fact that it isnt another Liars Club. She is widely noted for her 1995 bestselling memoir The. And apparently if you write about drugs, your story automatically sucks. Cherry, Mary Karr 9780670892747 Boeken bol. Mary Karr is an American poet, essayist and memoirist from East Texas. The writing style is deliciously funny and smart, Karr is a keen observer of sexuality, adolescence, and change, and physicality permeates the story.On another note, I couldnt believe the 1-star reviews here - they criticize Karrs use of big words. Her description of an attention-driven suicide attempt is hilarious and profoundly sad. Ive never read anything as precise and beautiful and inventive. This is my absolute favorite book in the past few years.

Cherry by mary karr