Love and Fury : A Memoir (Paperback)

from Jeanomario

Vacillating between present and past times, Hoffman's memoir trails through themes of religion, addiction, guilt, love, abuse and forgiveness, prompted by his relationships with his father, as well as the others in his immediate family. As a father and grandfather himself, Hoffman ponders, explor...

from LoriAnnK

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Love & Fury by Richard Hoffman is a memoir of his complicated relationship with his father and other members of his family. It moves between past and present, exploring Hoffman's questions about why he is unable to understand his fa...

from Juva

An intimate and gritty memoir about the complex relationship between a man and his father. I could relate to the author's convoluted experience as son, father, and grandfather. Life and it's resulting emotions are so twisted up, both good and bad together. There can be no separation.

from TimBazzett

LOVE & FURY, by Richard Hoffman. There are certainly parts of LOVE & FURY that moved me greatly, in a way that only a heartfelt and well-written memoir can do. And those parts are the passages that speak directly to the life-long difficult relationship Hoffman had with his father. I have not read...

from momweaver

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The author skips around in place and time which I sometimes find disconcerting, but it was very effective in this book. How this family survived despite all of trouble that they faced is amazing. I am moved to read his first memoir as well.