from LynnGW

Mirror Mirror is like nothing I've ever read before. I enjoyed it. Stephanie Hart laid out her soul in this book. Although it is written in beautiful prose, Mirror Mirror still captures a raw suffering. It doesn't come off as overly pretty. She is someone you can truely empathyze. Her stories are...

from vasquirrel

Just finished Mirror Mirror this weekend. As far a memoirs go, the author definitely seemed to be aiming for a more "literary" feel to the collection. For me, it felt , at times, as though she was trying too hard in that direction and not truly providing enough story to keep the reader's interest...

from dockdc

This book was okay, maybe not my type of book. Stephanie Hart excelled at painting pictures in my mind, but I otherwise felt the book was focused on darkness and death. While life always has its ups and downs, I felt that this book focused very much on the downs and I personally prefer to read bo...

from almigwin

I found this collection beautifully written, but frustrating, since I wanted more information in each of the vignettes. I would have been happier had it been an autobiography which told the story of the author's development as a writer, and deemphasized the pain of growing up with an unkind thoug...

from minacee

If you are looking for a memoir that is written in the style of a fast-paced novel (like so many are these days) you will need to look elsewhere because this isn't one of them. This series of vignettes, in more or less chronological order, slowly spans from the author's turbulent girlhood to her ...