A Bocca Aperta. Memorie Semiserie Di Un Povero Bambino Ricco (2008) - Plot & Excerpts
I read A LOT of memoirs and I found this one to be a cut above the rest. Matt Rothschild lived a privileged childhood but his stories of not fitting in made it easy to feel sympathy for him. He is a great story teller and brought all of his family members to life. The characters were complex and he came across as honest. He certainly wasn't trying to paint a flattering picture of himself and/or blame anyone. Many of his stories were funny, some were touching and by the end I was crying. All the while I was rooting for him and I was sorry when the book ended. One can be too fat, too short, too tall, too different in any way to develop a need to "act out". In this case,it is a memoir by one of the later generation "Rothschild" progeny who was brought up in a moneyed existence by quirky grandparents when his mother did not want to destroy her lifestyle to take care of a child. Matt's story presents the funny side of a troubled childhood with a strong grandmother and accepting grandfather. He busts out of various private schools, gets a dog who loves his grandmother instead of him, steals from FAO Shwartz, dresses in his grandmother's clothes and other mishaps, trying to find love but instead, gradually realizing that he is gay.
What do You think about A Bocca Aperta. Memorie Semiserie Di Un Povero Bambino Ricco (2008)?
Thanks, Mark Rothschild, for preventing me from getting anything done in the last few days....
—Devon
Began reading this book with our library's 5 day excerpt program. Very funny!
—cmwb
Funny at times, then bittersweet.
—BigPurplePenguin
