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message 1: by Nancy (new)

Nancy Not only was down-on-the-farm a novelty for some, it came as a complete culture shock for others. Very funny and well-written.


message 3: by Sarrah (new)

Sarrah In what way is John Krakauer funny?


message 4: by Mallory (new)

Mallory Uh...why is the Poisonwood Bible on this list? It's fiction, and when I read it, it was a pretty serious book, not very humorous.


message 5: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jan 31, 2015 12:23AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Mallory wrote: "Uh...why is the Poisonwood Bible on this list? It's fiction, and when I read it, it was a pretty serious book, not very humorous."

I agree, Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible is neither a memoir nor non-fiction (and has been removed).


message 6: by Cheronica (new)

Cheronica Yes Please

Is there a memoir out there that doesn't have cursing in it or is that mandatory when writing your life story? #feelingfrustrated

Can anyone recommend a clean memoir read please?


message 7: by Karen (new)

Karen Y. I believe there are other ways, other than curse words, that can be used to show extreme frustration in your life story. One of my chapters is about being infuriated - no cursing words are used. Seeking Silver in Every Life Experience by Karen Y. Barnstable


message 8: by Vicki (new)

Vicki These may be funny, but they are not memoirs or non-fiction:
#134 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
#558 Killing Floor
#570 The Rule of Four
#654 Explosive Eighteen
#660 A Man Called Ove
#666 Dog on It
#668 Thereby Hangs a Tail
#708 Takedown Twenty
#729 Notorious Nineteen
#735 Smokin' Seventeen
#736 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
#740 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer


BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Vicki wrote: "These may be funny, but they are not memoirs or non-fiction:
#134 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
#558 Killing Floor
#570 The Rule of Four
#654 Explosive Eighteen
#660 A Man Called Ove
#666 Dog on It
#668 Thereby Hangs a Tail
#708 Takedown Twenty
#729 Notorious Nineteen
#735 Smokin' Seventeen
#736 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
#740 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer..."


Removed.


message 10: by Katlynn (new)

Katlynn Brooke Cheronica wrote: "Yes Please

Is there a memoir out there that doesn't have cursing in it or is that mandatory when writing your life story? #feelingfrustrated

Can anyone recommend a clean memoir re..."


Yes. "Tea, Scones, and Malaria," by Katlynn Brooke.


message 11: by Jessica (new)

Jessica Katlynn wrote: "Cheronica wrote: "Yes Please

Is there a memoir out there that doesn't have cursing in it or is that mandatory when writing your life story? #feelingfrustrated

Can anyone recommend..."


Farley Mowat's books, James Herriot's books, Betty MacDonald's books, Shirley Jackson's. All WONDERFUL, and all without cursing!


message 12: by Jessica (new)

Jessica So, there are at least a dozen novels on here, starting with Outlander at #100, and including the Spellman books by Lisa Lutz, Because of Winn-Dixie, Britt Marie Was Here, My Brilliant Friend, etc. Someone's going through and peppering it with books they thought were funny (though . . . Outlander? Really?) without realizing it's for nonfiction.


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