Fury: A Memoir Audiobook

" This book was disappointing. At the beginning I really enjoyed reading it, but soon I got bored due to its repetitiveness and I got turned off by the whiny tone the novel took on. I just wanted to yell at her, "get over yourself and get your stuff together!" Wasn't for me.. "

" Gah, I was hoping this one would be better than her first book "Smashed" but after a short while, I had to abandon it. "

" This was supposed to have been a non-fiction exploration of anger, but what evolved was a memoir of Koren's own anger (LONG repressed and/or misdirected)- co-mingled and informed by solid, scientific research on the subject. It makes for an interesting read, as I think that Americans do have a interesting relationship to anger, i.e. we are actively discouraged from showing anger. Therefore, Koren's experiences are likely more universal than one might first expect. "

" Excellent follow up to Smashed. Now have a much better understanding of the author and found the book extremely thoughtful and gripping. "

" I think this is almost straight personal diary and reflection. I'm not sure if that qualifies for memoir, but suppose it does. It probably could have been cut in half, given the excessive descriptions (however accurate and acute, they take away from her main points). Still, I felt compelled to read the book, and it is in some ways a totally open account of what it is like to be 27 years old. I also found myself repulsed by scenes and emotions because of the familiarity of life experience, so the writing was communicative at base. What else? I'll probably go pick up "Smashed" too, to have a gander. "

" Not a memoir but more a research book into anger theories. Yes, the author uses her life as an example, but as with her first book too much psychobabble and research notes to really make it a memoir (and it's not in the biography section of my library). The author psychologically analyzes her anger, her distance from people and the book reads that way--like she's talking about a distant character. "

" I won't get this one finished before it is due but will probably finish it later. The writing is excellent on a subject sometimes hard to endure but which applies to some extent to most people. "

" I couldn't get through it. I just didn't like it at all. "

" Better than her previous book, I felt more of a connection to her because she finally made herself human. "

" weird couldnt finish it "

" I read this book very quickly cover to cover - it was inspiring because it caused me to look within myself often while reading it. She reminds me very much of myself, and so her self-exploration became my own. "

" This is the authors second memior, so I have read them out of order, but whatever. Ladies don't get angry, they get upset. Psh! Anger is good and not something to be denied. "

" Didn't like the start so much but it improved as it went on. Definitely makes a good case for being as true to oneself as possible, family baggage and all. "

" Honestly, not that great of a book. She sounds like a bratty girl "

" I loved Smashed and I wanted to like Fury. But it was so damn whiny, boring and needlessly melodramatic. First world problems. "

" Wow! The author did a great job. I want to read her other books! Thank you Koren for sharing and expressing it so well that others may follow your example. "

" Eh, not bad, got to give until at least halfway for it to have a chance. "

" Fury: A Memoir, by Koren Zailckas (Viking 2010)(Biography) follows a wonderful first book (Smashed: The Story of a Drunken Girlhood). This one: Ssnore...She has lost all of her momentum. 2/10, finished 8/8/11. "

" It's not really a "fun" book, I don't know if people who don't empathize with her fury would enjoy it, but I do and did. Informative, I took quite a few notes on tidbits of wisdom she quoted. Helpful and healing to know others face these realities and how they got through. "

" I was surprised at the direction this took but found myself riveted for the most part and invested in how the author's journey would conclude. It certainly sparked some personal reflection. "

" Nowhere near as good as Smashed (which I rated 5 stars). This was too bogged down in academia. It was only intriguing at the last 100 pages or so when she got more personal. "

" I couldn't get through the entire book. "

" I had such high expectations for this book following smashed and guess I was a little disappointed ... So many times I considered just setting it down and walking away, but I've always got to finish a story once I've begun ... the book didn't get "good" until the last quarter for me. "

" I couldn't get through the entire book. "

" Eh, not bad, got to give until at least halfway for it to have a chance. "

" I couldn't get through it. I just didn't like it at all. "

" I couldn't finish it. It felt too whiny to me, like boo hoo I got dumped and then I whined about it for a long time. Smashed was better. "

" Didn't read Smashed (but it was always on my radar) and am LOVING Fury. I am hooked on memoirs "

" Nowhere near as good as Smashed (which I rated 5 stars). This was too bogged down in academia. It was only intriguing at the last 100 pages or so when she got more personal. "