50bookchallenge, 15000pages
Book #58 -- Andreé M Maduell, 9/18-EBR-ZERO: Hauntings of Katrina, 83 pages.
This is a memoir of one person's experience living through Katrina, and the way it made her look differently on her life. Maduell lives on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain, and her extended family all lived in the Metairie/New Orleans area. The book is written in an unsophisticated, conversational tone that makes the tale all the more intimate, as if you were just hanging out on her front porch listening to her tell her story. The narrative has a tendency to the rambling, stream-of-consciousness style that can be annoying at times, but feels more authentic than more polished narratives. Moreso than any other Katrina book I've read so far, this gives you a feel for the experience of the 'common person' during Katrina.
Progress toward goals: 167/366 = 45.6%
Books: 58/150 = 38.7%
Pages: 15745/50000 = 31.5%
2008 Book List
cross-posted to 15000pages, 50bookchallenge, and gwynraven
This is a memoir of one person's experience living through Katrina, and the way it made her look differently on her life. Maduell lives on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain, and her extended family all lived in the Metairie/New Orleans area. The book is written in an unsophisticated, conversational tone that makes the tale all the more intimate, as if you were just hanging out on her front porch listening to her tell her story. The narrative has a tendency to the rambling, stream-of-consciousness style that can be annoying at times, but feels more authentic than more polished narratives. Moreso than any other Katrina book I've read so far, this gives you a feel for the experience of the 'common person' during Katrina.
Progress toward goals: 167/366 = 45.6%
Books: 58/150 = 38.7%
Pages: 15745/50000 = 31.5%
2008 Book List
cross-posted to 15000pages, 50bookchallenge, and gwynraven