My thoughts....
Kim Korson looks back over her life from her childhood in Montreal ,
Canada
Hails to familiar childhood staples like BJ & the Bear, The
Bionic Man, Fun Dip and the fruit shaped powder candy, the music, movies etc.;
these cultural references brought back many memories, some that hadn’t crossed
my mind in ages. For a bit we were
tripping along somewhat parallel memory lane paths. As “past Kim” grew up we started to diverge
and there were times her meandering reminiscences completely lost me while at
other times her memory pit stops weren’t relatable at all. When the rambling
became too much or she roamed to places difficult for me to follow I found
myself skimming that section.
Ms. Korson’s dry wit is entertaining but against the
backdrop of apathy and glass half empty, hang make that pretty much drained, I
DON’T HAVE A HAPPY PLACE goes down better in small doses; especially if you aren’t
naturally inclined toward that outlook.
Overall Ms. Korson’s trip down memory lane was hit and miss
for me.
3 stars
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