The Memoir Revolution

Tag: hospitals

February 28, 2012

Interview With The Man Who Couldn’t Eat, Part 2

Author Interview, Jon Reiner

Author Interview, chronic illness, Crohn’s Disease, food, hospitals, hunger, intestines, Jon Reiner, Man Who Couldn’t Eat, memoir, radical honesty

When I understood what event would comprise the end of the story, I also acknowledged that the event marked the one-year anniversary from the inciting incident at the beginning of the story. The narrative would encompass the natural closure of a 12-month calendar, and I felt that it therefore demanded an appropriate measure of closure…

Written by

Jerry Waxler
February 21, 2012

Interview Jon Reiner, The Man Who Couldn’t Eat

Author Interview, Jon Reiner

chronic illness, Crohn’s Disease, food, hospitals, hunger, intestines, Jon Reiner, Man Who Couldn’t Eat, memoir, radical honesty

Fiction provides the writer with the devices to draw from reality with less likelihood of causing personal damage, or at least provides the camouflage that enables eventual repair. You can write fiction with greater freedom, unburdened by the conflict inherent in telling a true personal story. The memoir forces you to stand naked. Mining one’s…

Written by

Jerry Waxler
February 14, 2012

Ten Reasons I Loved Man Who Couldn’t Eat, Part 2

Book Review, Jon Reiner

chronic illness, Crohn’s Disease, food, hospitals, hunger, intestines, Jon Reiner, Man Who Couldn’t Eat, memoir, radical honesty

When I started submitting pieces of my own memoir to critique groups, I realized with rising horror that the protagonist I was describing had been a jerk. That was the first time the thought had occurred to me. Before then, I always wanted to think of myself as the good guy in the room. Writing…

Written by

Jerry Waxler
February 7, 2012

Ten Reasons to Read a Memoir About a Man Who Couldn’t Eat

Book Review

chronic illness, Crohn’s Disease, food, hospitals, hunger, intestines, Jon Reiner, Man Who Couldn’t Eat, memoir

Jon Reiner’s ending is superb and inspiring. He teaches thoughtful lessons and leaves me with the sense that he is a better person than he was at the beginning. When he makes sense of his life, I feel a surge of hope that others can do the same. Good denouements lead to enthusiastic book recommendations.

Written by

Jerry Waxler

Tag: hospitals

Interview With The Man Who Couldn’t Eat, Part 2

Interview Jon Reiner, The Man Who Couldn’t Eat

Ten Reasons I Loved Man Who Couldn’t Eat, Part 2

Ten Reasons to Read a Memoir About a Man Who Couldn’t Eat