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Book Review By Janine Peterson
Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year by Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott, acclaimed novelist, gives birth to a son. She is a single mother trying to raise a child with no sleep, little money, and a host of eccentric artistic friends. She is very honest discussing her feelings toward her son, which range from adoration to complete frustration, but she always loves him.


Plot & Themes
Family, love Yes
Special relationship with - son

Subject of Biography
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - American

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
United States Yes
The US: - California
Century: - 1980's-Present

Writing Style
Book makes you feel? - thoughtful - like laughing
How much dialogue in bio? - significantly more descript than dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 0-25% of book
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