I am very excited to share with you all my thoughts on The Fixed Stars by Molly Wizenberg and to tell you all about hoopla digital. This is a memoir that I was able to listen to in audio thanks to hoopla digital.
Synopsis
At age 36, while serving on a jury, author Molly Wizenberg found herself drawn to a female attorney she hardly knew. Married to a man for nearly a decade and mother to a toddler, Wizenberg tried to return to her life as she knew it, but something inside her had changed irredeemably. Instead, she would discover that the trajectory of our lives is rarely as smooth or as logical as we’d like to believe.
Like many of us, Wizenberg had long understood sexual orientation as a stable part of ourselves: we’re “born this way.” Suddenly she realized that her story was more complicated. Who was she, she wondered, if something at her very core could change so radically? The Fixed Stars is a taut, electrifying memoir exploring timely and timeless questions about desire, identity, and the limits and possibilities of family. In honest and searing prose, Wizenberg forges a new path: through the murk of separation and divorce, coming out to family and friends, learning to co-parent a young child, and realizing a new vision of love. The result is a frank and moving story about letting go of rigid definitions and ideals that no longer fit, and learning instead who we really are.
Why I decided to read this book
I love to read memoirs and the premise of this book was different than other memoir’s I’ve read recently.
Rating
Read it! Check out my Non-Fiction rating system here.
My Thoughts
What I love about memoirs is to learn about other people that are not like me or haven’t had the same experiences that I have. This memoir is powerful, it is an open and honest story of a woman trying to figure out where she exists on the fluid spectrum of sexual orientation. The writing is similar to having a conversation with a friend. I think it was the right format for this kind of story. This book reminded me of Glennon Doyle’s books but more memoir than self-help.
I listened to the audiobook (it is available on hoopla digital) which is narrated by Erin Mallon. I love to listen to memoirs in audio. While this one is not narrated by the author the narrator is great!
Who I recommend this book to
If you enjoy memoirs you’ll enjoy this one!
Read the book!
If you have a valid library card you can read the e-book or audiobook from hoopla digital.
What is hoopla? It is a platform that partners with public libraries across the US and Canada to give you online and mobile access to hundreds of thousands of eBooks, audiobooks, movies, tv, music and comics. You can download and stream content with a valid library card. I have been using it for a while through my library and I love it! There are no holds, no waiting, simply borrow what is available instantly.
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Each quarter, hoopla releases a new Spotlight Selection title, along with materials including a discussion guide and exclusive author interview to help you get the most out of your reading experience. In addition to the spotlight selection, hoopla curates an additional eight recommended titles each quarter to meet the diverse interests of any group
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Virtual Book Club event tonight
hoopla digital is hosting a virtual live book club event on their Facebook TODAY December 9th @7pm ET which features a brief introduction and a Q&A/discussion with Molly and the audiobook’s narrator, Erin, on the book. I’m super excited for this event! Check out the link for the event here.
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Since finishing Born a Crime I’ve been wanting to read more memoirs! I’ll have to check this one out. Hope the event went well tonight!