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My Sky Blue Trades : Growing Up Counter in a Contrary Time
My Sky Blue Trades Growing Up Counter in a Contrary Time
Author: Sven Birkerts
Author of the widely acclaimed New York Times Notable Book The Gutenberg Elegies, distinguished critic and essayist Sven Birkerts explores in this brilliantly written memoir what it means to be an American with roots in a distant culture. The son of Latvian immigrants, Birkerts describes how his struggle to find his own path thrus...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780142003091
ISBN-10: 0142003093
Publication Date: 7/29/2003
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
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I got this book through paperbackswap.com after seeing it on some recommended book list. This book is a slim 279 pages but after several months of reading, I'm only on page 99. The few Amazon reviews of this book are mostly 4 and 5 stars (which surprises me) and there are no reviews on paperbackswap. This book is a memoir going back to the author's childhood. I found it to be very boring and slow moving. There is some sense of nostalgia but not enough to keep me going. I seldom give up on a book but I realized today that I simply can't continue to read this.
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