Fierce Attachments by Vivian Gornick

Fierce Attachments

Vivian Gornick

6 hours, 16 minutes first pub 1987 (editions) user-added

nonfiction autobiography memoir
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In this deeply etched and haunting memoir, Vivian Gornick tells the story of her lifelong battle with her mother for independence. Gornick's groundbreaking book confronts what Edna O'Brien has called "the principal crux of female despair": the una...

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Moods

reflective 93%
emotional 80%
sad 31%
funny 25%
tense 25%
challenging 23%
inspiring 22%
dark 17%
hopeful 7%
adventurous 4%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 3%
relaxing 3%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 70%
slow 19%
fast 9%

Average rating

4.04

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