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We are, all of us, wandering about in a state of oblivion, borrowing our time, seizing our days, escaping our fates, slipping through loopholes, unaware of when the axe may fall.

I am I am I am by Maggie O'Farrell

August 22, 2018 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

CBR10Bingo – Cannonballer Says Here’s the original review: Seventeen Brushes With Death Is … A Lot This memoir or collection of narrative essays, depending on exactly how you look at it, deals with what Maggie O’Farrell describes in the title as Seventeen Brushes with Death. And it’s important to note from the outset, that what will be become clear if you read the book, is that she never limits herself to her own specific brushes with death. And thankfully, she doesn’t co-opt anyone else’s. It’s […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: cbr10bingo, i am i am i am, Maggie O'Farrell

vel veeter's CBR10 Review No:321 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: cbr10bingo, i am i am i am, Maggie O'Farrell ·
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Seventeen Brushes With Death Is … A Lot

July 28, 2018 by ASKReviews 1 Comment

Best for: Those who enjoy literary non-fiction and are not deterred by fairly grim subject matters. In a nutshell: Author Maggie O’Farrell examines, with lovely prose, moments in her life that could have led to her imminent death. Worth quoting: “Crossing time zones in this way can bring upon you an unsettling, distorted clarity. Is it the altitude, the unaccustomed inactivity, the physical confinement, the lack of sleep, or a collision of all four?” “To be so unheard, so disregarded, so disbelieved: I was unprepared […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Health Tagged With: essays, Maggie O'Farrell

ASKReviews's CBR10 Review No:42 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Health · Tags: essays, Maggie O'Farrell ·
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