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Hungry for the World: A Memoir
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9780385720441
ISBN: 0385720440
Label: Anchor
Manufacturer: Anchor
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: March 20, 2001
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date: March 20, 2001
Studio: Anchor
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Editorial Review:
From the author of the critically acclaimed In the Wilderness, comes a riveting new narrative of self-discovery and personal triumph. Hungry for the World is the story of how an intelligent and passionate young woman, yearning for an understanding of the world beyond her insular family life, found her way.On the day of her 1976 high school graduation in Lewiston, Idaho, Kim Barnes decided she could no longer abide the patriarchal domination of family and church. After a disagreement with her father–a logger and fervent adherent to the Pentecostal Christian faith–she gathered her few belongings and struck out on her own. She had no skills and no funds, but she had the courage and psychological sturdiness to make her way, and to eventually survive the influence of a man whose dominance was of a different and more menacing sort. Hungry for the World is a classic story of the search for knowledge and its consequences, both dire and beautiful.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Another good one from Kim
As lovely as her first memoir, Hungry for the World demonstrates that Kim Barnes writes beautifully. Although Hungry for the World retells some stories from her first memoir, I did not mind reading them again. In poetic fashion, she tells of her experiences beyond her strict Pentecostal upbringing in a world where she falls prey to an extremely controlling and dangerous man. The account is breathtaking.
Rating:  - Not nearly as good as her first memoir
I was surprised that this memoir was not nearly as good as her first memoir.
Rating: - My small gripe.
I immediately ordered this book after I finished Barnes' first memoir. Imagine my dismay when it appeared that the first 70+ pages were a recap of what I'd just read? When I read closely, I did discover that additional information was included in the first section, especially concerning her teen years. So, all is forgiven!
That gripe aside, Barnes' tells an even more painful story in this book than in her first. She does a convincing job of drawing parallels between the male domination ... Read More
Rating:  - an short, insightful work that takes a long time to read
I read this book as a part of the Utne book club, whose previous fare is either really good or too new-agey for popular consumption. This book is a powerful work about Kim Barnes' life which was no doubt very cathartic to write. It also shows that everyone has a story to tell and meaning to find in their lives, whether real or perceived. The book starts out with such promise, as a young girl coming to grips with the Pentecostal dichotomy between reserved behavior and exuberant expression. This theme ... Read More
Rating: - A great book
i think this book is a good book. i would recommend it to anyone who likes to read about other peoples life and the hard and good times they went through.
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