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This Boy's Life: A Memoir Tobias Wolff
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

By that I mean exactly how many times Wolff used his “creative license. Choose ONE: The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls (memoir). In '67 Whiskey', a compelling new fictional memoir by David Martinez, the author's own experiences prove that those who serve are still only human. I've included it because I wanted to call attention to some exceptional family centered memoirs such as Stitches, The Glass Castle, and This Boy's Life. They don't even necessarily have to be true. This Boy's Life by Tobias Wolff This unforgettable memoir, by one of our most gifted writers, introduces us to the young Toby Wolff, by turns tough and vulnerable, crafty and bumbling, and ultimately winning. In the '80s and '90s the genre of the literary memoir rose to acclaim and distinction with writers such as Frank McCourt (Angela's Ashes), Mary Karr (The Liar's Club) and Tobias Wolff (This Boy's Life). In our class discussion about the memoir This Boy's Life, I found out valuable information about certain allusions, themes, character relationships, and symbols/motifs. A memoir that considers growing up in America and looking at adult issues through a child's eyes. Memoirs vary greatly in how much reflection they have. My main concern about Tobias Wolff's memoir This Boy's Life is how much of the memoir is actually true. This Boy's Life, by Tobias Wolff (memoir). Some, like This Boy's Life, read like novels, with very little Voice of Experience or “story” in Gornick's sense.