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After reading the first 32 pages of Fathers, Sons, and Brothers, I have an overall pretty good vibe. When it comes to the insane ups and downs of The Liars' Club, I have a feeling this book isn't going to match up with it. That's fine, however, because not everybody's family is as dysfunctional as Karr's was so it's nice to see a good memoir from a some what normal point of view. I absolutely love how Lott transitions back and forth from present and past. Especially when he recognizes resemblances between his kids and his childhood with his brothers. His writing makes me believe that he sees his own childhood living on in his kids at the very moment he observes them. Like his kids are a living home video of the past. This makes for good transitions between past and present."And here are my own two boys, already embarked" (32). Others may find it quite confusing, but I enjoy it. In my opinion it adds to telling a better story. Karr would stay in the past for numerous amounts of time to the point where I pondered how she remembered all of it day by day. Lott uses little stories in the past and then relates them to the present right then and there. This to me makes it easier to see him reminiscing and telling his story. The way Lott intertwines the stories of his sons, to the stories of his brothers, helps me see the bigger picture of how the different stories of the memoir are connected to each other. Like one big spiderweb that you can follow each strand to the other side. Karr's writing was more like a maze that had a destination eventually, but you have to go through a lot to get there. Also, the fact that I'm a guy makes it so that I'm able to relate to the book more. Overall great first 32 pages and I'm excited to read more.