I Wore The Ocean In The Shape Of A Girl (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
I've been familiar with Kelle's poetry from her first two collections and have always loved her work. When we were both active in Florida's writing community, I heard Kelle read a poem about her son, which was heartbreaking, so when I heard she was writing this memoir, I couldn't wait to read it.This is possibly the best memoir I've ever read. Absolutely breathtaking and emotionally raw. A must-read. I Wore the Ocean in the Shape of a Girl is one of those books that has probably changed the way I'll look at my life, and I think I'll be a better person for it. Forgive me but this will be my first review in a while. As always college sneaks up and pulls a blindfold over your eyes, and you are at the mercy of all nighters and large espresso double shots.That aside, I truly did enjoy reading I wore the Ocean in the Shape of a Girl. This is a memoir among memoirs. The author Kelle Groom possesses an incredible relationship with words and manipulates and bends them tell our heart bleeds for her. She flows her life story through the english language, capturing her reader with poetic verse. She makes us care. This is important in a memoir writer, and a challenge that all people face. Why should someone else care about our story? Why should they look away from their own lives and away from their own world and into our hearts? The hearts of strangers.Groom answers that question elegantly. We should look because in other human beings lays great beauty.The memoir consists of Groom's struggle with alcoholism as well as the sadness and confusion that lays seize to her life when she gives up her infant son at the age of nineteen. This son then latter days off child leukemia, leaving Groom lost in a world where she only wants to find her son. I wore the Ocean in the Shape of a Girl, is a testament to love and to adversity. It is an excellent portrayal of how alcoholism effects a person ( we often see Groom loose track of where she is and her narrative style is twisted by both black outs and forgotten events) and how one can overcome this challenge. I read this book for a class. Groom is a poet this is obvious. Her power over words as I mentioned before is at play throughout the course of this work. I would suggest this book to most people because the journey it takes you on is marvelous. However I do warn you that you will cry or at least have your heart twisted by this amazing women's journey.20 books more before i reach my goal. I pray I can make it!Many blessings and good readings.
What do You think about I Wore The Ocean In The Shape Of A Girl (2011)?
This book is breaking my heart from the outset, both by her prose and her story. More to follow.
—4753
Did not like this one. There was no flow to the sentences, which made the book hard to read.
—Toby
I love her prose so far! This is beautifully written and painfully real and honest.
—Kyrsten
Beautifully poetic memoir. Not for everyone but really spoke to me
—KF4CK
A sad, painful difficult story beautifully written.
—lacus21
