I Will Not Leave You Comfortless: A Memoir
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.48 (889 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 157131332X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
1984 is the year that greets ten-year-old Jeremy with first loves, first losses, and a break from the innocence of boyhood that will never be fully repaired. Readers young and old will be charmed and transformed by his unforgettable coming-of-age tale.. Reanimating stories both heart wrenching and humorous, tragic and triumphant, Jackson weaves past, present, and future into the rich Missouri landscape.With storytelling informed by profound sense of place and an emotional memory remarkably sound, Jackson stands poised to join the ranks of renowned memoirists the likes of Tobias Wolff. For Jeremy, the seeming security
The child's nervousness when purchasing earrings for his crush and the subsequent trepidation about giving them to her are believable, just not captivating. One feels detached while reading about Jeremy and his family coping with a terminal illness, and the inability to connect with anyone makes the book tedious at times. This was not good at all, this basementless tornado-bait farmhouse." Jackson writes about each season, whether the family is harvesting and preserving produce or homebound due to a blizzard, with equal descriptiveness. Sadly, the environment is more engaging than the people. From School Library Journal Gr 9 Up-Jackson recounts the details of his life in rural Missouri in 1984 when he was 10. Older teens are perhaps the intended audience, given the small font and the reflective nature of the narrative, yet the plodding events, lack of engagement, and Jeremy's age may dissuade them from staying with it.-Hilary Writt, Sullivan University, Lexi
"An absolutely MUST read!" according to Jo Ann Leslie. Being an avid reader, I found this book the most enjoyable book that I have ever read. Jeremy has taken the reader on a journey into a small town in Missouri, to a small farm, bringing to life all the sights, sounds and smells as seen through the eyes of an eleven year old boy. Comfortless will stir the reader to memories of their own childhood they shared with parents, friends and grandparents. Jeremy has brought to life the slow paced, lazy summer days of a small town, when the largest problem looming on the horizon was. One good book Vicky Jeremy Jackson hits every note on the scale of family life--highs, lows, and all the sharps. Along the way is a moving story with the sounds and smells and tastes of living on the farm in middle America. Warning to readers--no abuse, no addiction, no jail time--but hardly all sweetness and light. I loved this book.. Just when I thought I'd read the best memoirs in the world - I find I was wrong. This is a gem. Binkylu Okay, I'm going to come honest. For the past 24 hours I have spent every free moment in the childhood of Jeremy Jackson. I was not lonely. Jeremy's grandma was my grandma. Jeremy's fears were my fears. Jeremy Jackson has put to pen what so many of us who grew up idyllic childhoods only dream of. There is simply not a word or an image out of place in this memoir. I am richer because this author is a wordsmith who has clearly toiled at his art and as an avid reader I appreciate the effort that has guided each and every word