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Matthew Thomas was born in the Bronx and grew up in Queens. A graduate of the University of Chicago, he received an MA from the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University and an MFA from the University of California, Irvine, where he received the Graduate Essay Award. His first novel, We Are Not mehr anzeigen Ourselves, was published in 2014. In 2015 the novel made it to the iBooks bestseller list. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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- 20th century
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- male
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- USA
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- Bronx, New York, USA
- Wohnorte
- Bronx, New York, USA
Queens, New York, USA
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- University of Chicago
Johns Hopkins University
University of California, Irvine
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We Are Not Ourselves: A Novel von Matthew Thomas
Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben.I started this review copy, but never read it! I feel so guilty because I received it as an Early Reviewer copy, and let years go by! Maybe it was the connection to Alzheimer's and dementia-related concerns having to do with my own family at the time, but I couldn't get into this book.
Looking at the publisher's information again, it still sounds like the kind of sprawling family story I like to read, so maybe I will try it again.
From what I read it was well written but it was so long and the didn’t hold my attention well enough for me to come back to.
Oh, the disappointment. Eileen Leary, smart and ambitious, wants to climb up and out of her disappointing childhood , having enough of both her parents weakness and their lot in life. She marries a man who, unfortunately, does not share her aspirations. All three, husband, wife, and their son, fall victim to their own tragic shortcomings, and become alienated from each other. Drastic circumstances force them to reconsider their lives.
Towards the end, I became tired. I can't imagine being in Eileen's place. I think she wore out as well, and finally learned to look outside of her own dreams of wealth and social status.… (mehr)
Towards the end, I became tired. I can't imagine being in Eileen's place. I think she wore out as well, and finally learned to look outside of her own dreams of wealth and social status.… (mehr)
The writing and the characters were wonderful. I just loved this book, but I was in tears many times. I didn't know the main premise of the book when I read it,so I don't want to state it here. I thought about the book last night after I finished it to the point that it kept me awake. Be warned!
If I was in my 20s or 30s I don't think I would have liked this book much. Not enough perspective (just speaking for myself). The book is character driven and if someone really is into plot, this isn't your book. I will reread this book in a few years and see what else it has to say.… (mehr)
If I was in my 20s or 30s I don't think I would have liked this book much. Not enough perspective (just speaking for myself). The book is character driven and if someone really is into plot, this isn't your book. I will reread this book in a few years and see what else it has to say.… (mehr)
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