I absolutely loved this book! Beautiful coming of age story and how the absence of his father affected a young boy! I read about 30 books a month and this is a real standout!
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I ordered this after reading ‘The Glass Castle’ by Jeannette Walls. I was looking for a similar memoir and ‘The Tender Bar’ did NOT disappoint. I brought it to work with me because I didn’t want to put it down. I grew so attached to the characters and the bar. I felt like I was a regular there as well. This will definitely be added to the list of books I re-read over the years.
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Would read again
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Simply one of the best books I've read in a long time. Although it's about a bar and drinking is involved, the book is not really a "drinking book" as much as it is about a boy's story growing into a man without a single, consistent father figure. I'd put this book in the same category as The Risk Pool by Richard Russo, another heatfelt, coming-to-age type book about a strained father-son dynamic. The writing style is poetic...
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The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer tells a story about relationships and about what is worth wanting and all that is in between. It is simple, deep, and honest and even sometimes breathtaking in its earnestness to capture what makes us human, tender, fallible, and whole. I was stunned at times by both its spontaneous humor and pathos and found myself laughing out loud in public places while reading this memoir as well as suddenly...
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