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Book Review of The Tender Bar: A Memoir

The Tender Bar: A Memoir
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Helpful Score: 1


This was a fairly melancholy story for me. The main character tells his tale of the impact his uncle and the guys who hang around their local bar have on his life. Drinking is a big part of it all, not just the quick drink after work with good friends so much as the guzzling all night variety. It felt like a sad way to grow up to me, and I found myself wanting the book to be done although for some reason I kept reading. Not my favorite by a long shot. It is a true story.