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Really interesting autobiography.

A raw intimate group of essays by Isaac Fitzgerald award winning moving read.Thanks @Bloomsbury_Publishing for my copy.Perfect cover.

“On the day I can‘t forget because I can‘t redo it…”

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My #doublespin was a Mood Pick, and I grabbed this on a whim at the library earlier this week.

Isaac Fitzgerald has seen some things! His life begins in the poorest part of Massachusetts, a relatively wealthy state. His parents got together while each were married to other people. They had a tumultuous relationship until they split and Isaac moved around with his mother and landed in homeless shelters. He recounts scenes during his adolescence, through bar life in his early adulthood then serving with missionaries overseas in Burma.

While reading Dirtbag, Massachusetts, I kept thinking of its cover similarities with Johnny Got His Gun, so I dug out my copy …

Who did it best?? 🤩 I love them both. Very striking.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I‘ve been sitting with this one for a while, and after seeing Fitzgerald speak recently in Nashville, it‘s really grown on me. His audio narration is very in-your-face, think Guy Fieri. 😂 It really took some getting used to, but once you accept it, this memoir in essays depicting Fitzgerald‘s life and experiences is very well done. It‘s dark, smart, funny, and at times, incredibly sad. A solid read.

Evening plans

Picked this up because of the title! Decent overall I guess.

Had never read Fitzgerald‘s work before, though I‘d been intrigued by his books about tattoos. But he kept showing up in posts from other authors I admire, and, having lived in MA for a few years, I was hooked by the title of this one! I ended up liking it a lot. Speaking of “a lot”…his accounts of his often intense life experiences can certainly be that at times. But I liked his writing style, humor, and candor throughout.

Maybe I‘m biased being from Massachusetts, and the title is what captured my attention, but I‘m so glad I preordered this - a really lovely albeit somewhat chaotic memoir in essays. Life is messy, and Fitzgerald proves that with his stories, which were sad, funny, interesting. All good writing here.

Five stars from Roxane Gay but only 3.5 from me. It‘s not that I didn‘t enjoy my time listening to this “confessional” - it was riveting, arousing, entertaining and compelling but…it was also chaotic and overwhelming. Issac Fitzgerald has lived a life difficult to imagine. I appreciated his willingness to share his journey in hopes that others can benefit from his experiences. 👇🏼

Just got this #AudioARC #PublishesJuly19 #NetGalley - the male version of Priest Daddy 🫶🏼