This Boy's Life: A Memoir
 

This Boy's Life: A Memoir

by Tobias Wolff

This unforgettable memoir, by one of our most gifted writers, introduces us to the young Toby Wolff, by turns tough and vulnerable, crafty and bumbling, and ultimately winning. Separated by divorce from his father and brother, Toby and his mother are constantly on the move, yet they develop an extraordinarily close, almost telepathic relationship. As Toby fights for identity and self-respect... (read more)

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JESSE L
  • Rated 4 stars

This book was part of my sumemr reading and it actually turned out to be a good book. Its about this boy, Toby, and how he has a bad childhood grwoing up. He moves from city to city with his mother and he always seems to get into trouble. Toby's mother goes out with many men and they all try being a father figure to Toby but none really work. Then after toby is borught home by the cops one day, he makes a vow to himself that he will turn his life around and make his mother proud of him. ...

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BRYAN T
  • Rated 2 stars

Another summer reading book. This book was ok and was another book for summer reading. And of course it follows the theme of a person's life and how they transform over the years. Jack was a little kid and he is with his mother and they are on the run. they are running away from her husband becaused he is a bad man. jack who changed his name because of idenity purpose was beginning to not accept himself. He wanted to be a different person. He made a deal with his mother and to changed...

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  • Rated 4.012346 stars
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  • Rated 4.166667 stars
 

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  • MICHAEL F

    michael f said:

    Did you like this book, Bryan? It was pretty damn good, man!

    posted Monday, October 27 2008
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