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A review by angie_reading
The Blessing: A Memoir by Gregory Orr
Heartrending. Orr is a poet: the writing in his memoir is beautiful. He artfully weaves references to mythology which lends to his story an epic quality--Orr and his father each taking turns at being the tragic hero. I loved the beginning for its language and the characterization of his parents. I thought the pacing was strange in the section about his teenage/college years--maybe this was deliberate: a sort of metaphor for those years (?).
I wish that he would have spent more time reflecting on how the horrible accident and sad details of his childhood shaped him as an adult. Like other reviewers, I wish he would have written more about his siblings. However, this would all be outside of the scope of his tightly, but beautifully wound narrative.
I wish that he would have spent more time reflecting on how the horrible accident and sad details of his childhood shaped him as an adult. Like other reviewers, I wish he would have written more about his siblings. However, this would all be outside of the scope of his tightly, but beautifully wound narrative.