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No Redemption, No Apology: Jennette McCurdy’s Memoir Shatters the Myth of the Good Mother
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No Redemption, No Apology: Jennette McCurdy’s Memoir Shatters the Myth of the Good Mother

Review of I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdyby Johny McFliggen, PhD Literature & Business, Oxford In a culture…

Johny McFliggenMay 4, 2025May 4, 2025
Didion’s Hypothetical Diary: A Dive into the Abyss of Unsentimental Introspection
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Didion’s Hypothetical Diary: A Dive into the Abyss of Unsentimental Introspection

Review of NOTES TO JOHN by Johny McFliggen, PhD Literature & Business, Oxford Ah, the enigmatic Joan Didion, the empress…

Johny McFliggenMarch 12, 2025May 4, 2025
The Literary Catastrophe of Non-Existence: Imagining John Green’s Tuberculosis Treatise
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The Literary Catastrophe of Non-Existence: Imagining John Green’s Tuberculosis Treatise

Review of EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS by Johny McFliggen, PhD Literature & Business, Oxford In a world where the whispers of…

Johny McFliggenJanuary 5, 2025May 4, 2025
Navigating Home: How Saroo Brierley’s “LION” Redefines the Memoir with Digital Maps and Emotional Depth
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Navigating Home: How Saroo Brierley’s “LION” Redefines the Memoir with Digital Maps and Emotional Depth

Review of LION by Johny McFliggen, PhD Literature & Business, Oxford In the realm of memoirs, where the human condition…

Johny McFliggenOctober 17, 2024May 4, 2025
Matriarchs and Mavericks: Tina Knowles Redefines the Celebrity Memoir
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Matriarchs and Mavericks: Tina Knowles Redefines the Celebrity Memoir

Review of MATRIARCH by Johny McFliggen, PhD Literature & Business, Oxford In a world where celebrity memoirs often serve as…

Johny McFliggenOctober 4, 2024May 4, 2025
Greenlights: A Star’s Memoir or Just Another Self-Indulgent Traffic Jam?
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Greenlights: A Star’s Memoir or Just Another Self-Indulgent Traffic Jam?

Review of GREENLIGHTS by Johny McFliggen, PhD Literature & Business, Oxford Ah, "Greenlights" by Matthew McConaughey—a memoir that is as…

Johny McFliggenOctober 1, 2024May 4, 2025
Fahrenheit 182: The Pop-Punk Memoir We Deserve But Will Probably Never Get
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Fahrenheit 182: The Pop-Punk Memoir We Deserve But Will Probably Never Get

Review of FAHRENHEIT-182 by Johny McFliggen, PhD Literature & Business, Oxford In an alternate universe where Mark Hoppus and Dan…

Johny McFliggenAugust 4, 2024May 4, 2025
The Trail of Redemption: Why Cheryl Strayed’s “WILD” is More Than Just a Memoir of Blistered Feet
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The Trail of Redemption: Why Cheryl Strayed’s “WILD” is More Than Just a Memoir of Blistered Feet

Review of WILD by Johny McFliggen, PhD Literature & Business, Oxford "WILD" by Cheryl Strayed is a testament to the…

Johny McFliggenJune 28, 2024May 4, 2025

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