Small Fry (book)
Small Fry: A Memoir is a 2018 memoir by Lisa Brennan-Jobs, daughter of Steve Jobs.[1]
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| Author | Lisa Brennan-Jobs |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Eileen Stevens |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Memoir |
| Publisher | Grove Press |
Publication date | September 4, 2018 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 400 |
| ISBN | 978-0-8021-2823-2 |
| 818/.603 | |
| LC Class | QA76.2.J63 B75 2018 |
Synopsis
A New York Times review says that "Brennan-Jobs herself never addresses the question of his legacy; her book is written from the perspective of a child longing for a father." It covers her childhood in Palo Alto with her mother, and her father's estrangement. It details emotional abuse, with Jobs even failing to name her as one of his children in later years.[2]
Reception
The review aggregator website, Book Marks, rated the memoir "Rave" based on 18 critic reviews.[3] The New York Times gave it a positive review, calling it an "entrancing memoir" from a "deeply gifted writer" with a "singular sensibility". It concludes that "in the fallen world of kiss-and-tell celebrity memoirs, this may be the most beautiful, literary and devastating one ever written."[2]
References
- Nellie, Bowles (August 23, 2018). "In 'Small Fry,' Steve Jobs Comes Across as a Jerk. His Daughter Forgives Him. Should We?". The New York Times. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- Brennan-Jobs, Lisa (September 4, 2018), "Small Fry", The New York Times, retrieved September 4, 2018
- "Small Fry". Book Marks. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
- Brennan-Jobs, Lisa (2019). Small Fry. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, a Cengage Company. ISBN 9781432860318. OCLC 1050141023.