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"Anne Lamott was unmarried and in precarious emotional and financial condition when she got pregnant; despite the father's non-involvement and her own fears, she had the child, and Operating Instructions is her diary from her son's first year of life. With the support of her indomitable and wonderful best friend and the help of her community, Anne managed to survive the trials and travails of early motherhood - and in Operating Instructions, a funny, moving book, she tells how. "
Ivy, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Family, love
Yes
Special relationship with
- son
Period of greatest activity?
- 1950+
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- writer
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Century:
- 1980's-Present
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Book makes you feel?
- encouraged
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- eccentric personalities
- Dry-cynical
- slapstick
- sarcastic/sardonic
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- love/sex
- religion
Writer's slant towards subject:
- favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
Autobiography?
Yes
How much dialogue in bio?
- significantly more descript than dialog
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 0-25% of book
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