Sister Salty, Sister Sweet: A Memoir of Sibling Rivalry
by Shannon Kring Biro, Natalie Kring | Biographies & Memoirs | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0762429224 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0762429224 Global Overview for this book
2 journalers for this copy...
From Publishers Weekly
In this sibling memoir, sisters Biró and Kring rehash all of the petty arguments, self-absorbed behavior and turf wars that marked their time growing up together in rural Wisconsin. Unfortunately, these stories never rise to the challenge of satisfactorily filling out an entire book. Their very common story-parents bring home the intruding bundle of joy, domestic life is rocked forever-isn't bolstered by any but the most familiar revelations, and in a voice largely devoid of wit. Their stories will resonate with sisters, who already understand the complex bond between them and thus won't be affected by the authors' lack of insight, but then again they may also find the material a been-there-done-that time-waster. Reliving the familial scrapes and emotional pot shots of their past, Biró and Kring fail to distinguish themselves or their struggle, leaving readers to wonder why they bothered.
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Bought as a gift for the May Day Exchange!
In this sibling memoir, sisters Biró and Kring rehash all of the petty arguments, self-absorbed behavior and turf wars that marked their time growing up together in rural Wisconsin. Unfortunately, these stories never rise to the challenge of satisfactorily filling out an entire book. Their very common story-parents bring home the intruding bundle of joy, domestic life is rocked forever-isn't bolstered by any but the most familiar revelations, and in a voice largely devoid of wit. Their stories will resonate with sisters, who already understand the complex bond between them and thus won't be affected by the authors' lack of insight, but then again they may also find the material a been-there-done-that time-waster. Reliving the familial scrapes and emotional pot shots of their past, Biró and Kring fail to distinguish themselves or their struggle, leaving readers to wonder why they bothered.
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Bought as a gift for the May Day Exchange!
Journal Entry 2 by akashafamily from Lithgow, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Thank you msjoanna for sending me this wishlist book for the May Day Exchange, I really appreciate it.
