Reviews for Life As We Know It: A Collection of Personal Essays from Salon.com

The average rating for Life As We Know It: A Collection of Personal Essays from Salon.com based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-05-08 00:00:00 James Gribble This book was like reading the Lifetime channel, although I guess the long article about a woman's husband trying to reconstruct the foreskin on his circumsized penis (!!!!) might not show up there (if only every men's studies group culminated in quasi-medical penile alterations). Almost every essay was an excellent example of what NOT to do when writing creative non-fiction. Although much of the book is drenched in emotional drama, it lacks any emotional weight. This is especially emphasized by frequent pat, moral-of-the-story conclusions. I know it is always kind of dangerous to try to create a deep narrative out of your life and maybe these essays would have made a little more sense in blog format, but to be honest, I think that's a pretty lame excuse. They're just really, really badly written.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-11-14 00:00:00 Adam Strickland I read this while my adult son was dying of cancer. Somehow the stories of different family situations helped to sustain me, and I began buying up used copies to give all my close friends. I still go back to read from this book from time to time; it feels like visiting like an old friend who saw me through the darkest months of my life.