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Her Last Death: A Memoir
 

Her Last Death: A Memoir

by Susanna Sonnenberg

Susanna's mother gave her a copy of Penthouse when she was a ten-year-old, cocaine when she was 12, and seduced her boyfriend at 14. Sonnenberg recounts "the true calamity of being daughter to this mother." The glory of this memoir is that the author survived her traumatic childhood and somehow navigated her way to a deftly written book capturing her dismantled youth. The daughter of a... (read more)

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Liked It

Marina K
  • Rated 4 stars

“It's hard to put this book down. It rings really true and it's a good story.”

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Didn’t Like It

Dena C
  • Rated 2 stars

“Eh. Seriously, this was this woman's life?? I have a hard time believing everything in it is true, both because her mom was such a liar and I highly doubt so many crazy things/situations/family members can happen to one person. I guess I read the little disclaimer at the front and it said something about how others may remember this story differently, but this is how I remember it, and I realize legally they probably have to put this in every memoir these days, but I think I went into it a...”

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  • Rated 3.298246 stars
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  • Rated 0 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • AthenasDaughter

    athenasdaughter said:

    “Crisp writing. As a stand-alone memoir, only 3 stars, but since her feelings mirrored many of my own with my own mother I gave it 4 stars. Seems somewhat self-indulgent, a bit whiny, but her writing style is captivating enough.”

    posted Friday, April 18 2008
  • blueii

    blueii said:

    “This read reminded me a bit of James Frey's "A Million Little Pieces." I may have the title slightly wrong.... Anyway, I think some of her memories must be embellished. The author includes a disclaimer as to her memories. Good thing because I think much of this book is bull____!”

    posted Sunday, March 2 2008
  • blueii

    blueii said:

    “This read reminded me a bit of James Frey's "A Million Little Pieces." I may have the title slightly wrong.... Anyway, I think some of her memories must be embellished. The author includes a disclaimer as to her memories. Good thing because I think much of this book is bull____!”

    posted Sunday, March 2 2008
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