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Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories: And Other Disasters by Jean Shepherd

Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories: And Other Disasters

Shepherd's Pie #2

Jean Shepherd

352 pages first pub 1971 (editions)

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Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories: And Other Disasters by Jean Shepherd is a perfect fit for readers who appreciate lighthearted, humorous storytelling and nostalgic tales of childhood adventures, as it masterfully weaves together laugh-out-loud anecdotes and poignant coming-of-age moments that will leave readers smiling and reminiscing about their own youth.

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A bestselling classic of humorous and nostalgic Americana and the basis of the movie A Christmas Story. Before Garrison Keillor and Spalding Gray there was Jean Shepherd: a master monologist and writer who spun the materials of his all-American ch...

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Community Reviews

4.08
based on 97 reviews

Moods

funny: 100%

lighthearted: 60%

reflective: 20%


Pace

20% of readers chose fast
40% of readers chose medium
40% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

66% of readers chose A mix
33% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Yes
66% of readers chose No
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Loveable characters?

75% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose No
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No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose No
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose No
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No

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