Which classic memoirs did I miss? #bookstr
"Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journey" by Michael Collins - A memoir by one of the three astronauts who participated in the Apollo 11 mission. #bookstr
"The American Notebooks" by Nathaniel Hawthorne - A
collection of essays, observations, and sketches by the author of The
Scarlet Letter, based on his travels around the United States. #bookstr
"Walden" by Henry David Thoreau - A meditation on simple living, self-sufficiency, and the natural world,
based on the author's experiences living in a small cabin in the woods. #bookstr
"Recollections" by Alexis de Tocqueville - A memoir of the author's political career and travels, including the writing of his influential work Democracy in America. #bookstr
"Homage to Catalonia" by George Orwell - A memoir of the author's experiences as a soldier and journalist during the Spanish Civil War.
"Surprised by Joy" by C.S. Lewis - An account of Lewis's religious conversion, framed as a memoir of his intellectual and spiritual development. #bookstr
"Ecce Homo" by Friedrich Nietzsche - An autobiography in which the author presents himself as a radical philosopher and cultural critic. #bookstr
"A Grief Observed" by C.S. Lewis - A reflection on grief and loss following the death of Lewis's wife, in the form of a series of journal entries. #bookstr
"The Doors of Perception" by Aldous Huxley - A personal account of the author's experimentation with mescaline and his exploration of altered states of consciousness. #bookstr
"A Confession" by Leo Tolstoy - An autobiographical work in which the author reflects on his existential
crisis and his spiritual journey towards a personal faith in
Christianity.
My book club of classically homeschooling moms is currently focusing on memoirs. So, I gave Chat GPT a short list of great authors and asked which ones had memoirs. Here's the list... #bookstr
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