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Too Close to the Falls
Too Close to the Falls
Author: Catherine Gildiner
Heartbreaking and wicked: a memoir of  stunning beauty and remarkable grace. Improbable friendships and brushes with death. A schoolgirl affecting the course of aboriginal politics. Elvis and cocktails and Catholicism and the secrets buried deep beneath a place that may be another, undiscovered Love Canal – Lewiston, New York. Too Clo...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780142000403
ISBN-10: 014200040X
Publication Date: 2/26/2002
Pages: 384
Edition: Reissue
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  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 32 ratings
Publisher: Penguin Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 2
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reviewed Too Close to the Falls on + 130 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Brilliant memoir of an unusual and enjoyable childhood!
reviewed Too Close to the Falls on + 42 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I've added this to my favorite all-time reads list.
busterboomer avatar reviewed Too Close to the Falls on + 96 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This book was a real hoot. Those who grew up during the 50's and early 60's would take a walk down memory lane. She mentioned things that I had not thought of in years, since I grew up during that time. If you want to read a funny book, then read this.
noisynora avatar reviewed Too Close to the Falls on + 130 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Meh . . . this book was okay. I have read several reviews where this was compared to The Glass Castle - I wouldn't agree. This book was "kinder and gentler" than that - and it's certainly no Augusten Burroughs, so if that's what you're looking for here, you're not going to find it. Cathy has typical 50's parents - mom stays home and volunteers, dad works every day at a drugstore he owns in a small town - it's really more "her" that seems out of place (she admits herself that today she would be classified as ADHD.) A central theme in the book are her daily antics at parochial school . . . I'm not Catholic, and even though I found the reflections somewhat amusing, I don't think I identified with them as much as someone who has been through a parochial school background would. If you like reading about small towns in the 50's, this book would be for you. I wouldn't necessarily pick up another title from this author.
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truff avatar reviewed Too Close to the Falls on + 3 more book reviews
I loved this book. I highly recommend.

the author is a great writer, her memoir is full of interesting observations of people and behaviors.


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