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Twin: A Memoir (2010)

by Allen Shawn(Favorite Author)

2.99 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0670022373 (ISBN13: 9780670022373)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Viking Adult

review 1: A memoir that looks at his life as the twin of a girl with autism. The book starts from his birth and slowly moves through his life chronologically. It moves around in topic from his phobias to his family to his sister to music and back again, but it has a cohesive wholeness about it. Poignant, reflective, honest without pretension or expectations. It wasn't quite what I expected, but it was interesting and well-written.
review 2: Memoir from composer Allen Shawn, whose twin sister has autism. Tender description of his twin sister, coupled with a sincere, if possibly incomplete, effort to make sense of his own life as her other half. She has been institutionalized for most of her life, and the author seems to be trying to come to terms with what this has me... moreant to the life that he has had. Truly a noble effort, and he impressively brings her into the story, despite her limitations; but ultimately, I’m not sure how well it succeeds. Perhaps it is destined to remain a mystery. less

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