The Light at the End of the Trail, Part One: A Personal Memoir, by David G. Moore
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This is a memoir of Moore’s early life--a life filled with equal parts light and darkness. Battling the neighborhood bullies, embracing the world of nature, surviving his mother’s depression, he finally descended into his own world of sadness. But the sadness was nothing compared to what awaited him at college. With the help of drugs and alcohol, a mysterious illness overtook him that baffled both him and the best of doctors. Meanwhile, the Moore family exploded. His parents separated, one sister joined a religious cult, the other buried herself in therapy, and his mother finally moved to the West Coast to escape it all. There were moments of bright light. At times, his illness vanished and during those reprieves he tried to live life to the fullest. But the quest for a life full of passion and joy pushed his mysterious psyche to the edge--then over the edge. It was time to enter the gates of hell.
The Light at the End of the Trail, Part One: A Personal Memoir, by David G. Moore - Amazon Sales Rank: #2412924 in Books
- Published on: 2015-05-04
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .79" w x 6.00" l,
- Binding: Paperback
- 350 pages
The Light at the End of the Trail, Part One: A Personal Memoir, by David G. Moore Review "David Moore's memoir is full of light, but where there's light there are also shadows. It is full of humor, but behind the comedy there are some demons. 'This is a story about my life--a life of conflict, craziness, occasional joy, and a never-ending quest to save my ass,' he begins. Readers will appreciate Moore's breezy prose that delivers surprisingly intense moments of insight." - K.F. Thurber, author of Paris Thibodeaux and the World of Lost Things"David Moore invites us in to witness and observe his own engaging and sometimes harrowing life journey. Is the inherited darkness that makes an appearance in all of his family members an inescapable curse or a secret blessing, a gateway that could ultimately lead him to happiness? Moore masterfully sketches a kid's life in Westfield, New Jersey, his college years in Syracuse, and a number of riotous and often surprise-filled cross-country jaunts. We are lucky to be traveling along on his odyssey!" - Robert Resnik, author of Legendary Locals of Burlington
About the Author David Moore is married and the father of two grown children. He is an adjunct professor of photography at a small college in upstate NY, as well as the director of its visual arts program. A photographer for 30 years and a writer for three, he plans to correct that imbalance over the next 27 years. When he’s not living the domestic life, he loves climbing mountains and pursuing other wilderness adventures. The sum total of these experiences keep his demons at bay--at least for the time being.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. the healing power of nature By Cindy Ann Bowers Disclaimer: I’ve known David for 30 years and he cared for me during my own emotional breakdown by setting me up with his therapist, PB. I think he even dialed the phone. She wrung me out and hung me up to dry as good as new.David and I grew up in similar environments, working-class suburbs in the Northeast, amid miles of woods to explore. I understand how the love of nature can form the core of one’s being, because I carry the memory of those woods close to my heart.David’s book is a monograph of the psyche of David. He explores the origins of his struggles to be a normal, happy person, and how his family environment and medical history shaped him. His language evokes the darkness and despair he felt inside, while he tried to hold himself together, even as his family fell apart. It’s heady stuff. He faces all of it square on with determination to survive, and thrive.It’s the noticeable change in timbre when he writes about birding and wilderness that makes this book alive. It’s as if I can feel the wind, smell the rivers, touch the mountains and hear the calls of the birds. The excitement of being out in the big woods is palpable in his writing. One can almost channel the healing power in each of his forays into the wild.Aside from some minor editing issues, the narrative flows well. I would like more depth in his supporting characters, but that could be his intention. All in all, it’s a good read. I’m on pins and needles waiting for part 2.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The anti-Jean Shepherd, and more... By Dennis J. Mccarthy Moore is a Boomer, and his depiction of childhood in those days is deadly realistic. He's like the anti-Jean Shepherd -- being a kid back then wasn't the soft-focus, candy-coated 1950s crap the media feed you, it was filled with dysfunctional horror, a sort of national PTSD following World War II -- something far darker than Cold War Paranoia -- that infected both children and adults. He perfectly captures the terrifyingly inverted logic under which kids have always operated, but, to make matters worse, it seems as though he got plunked down in the middle of an America at its craziest, where the grown-ups were cheerfully busting the rules to relieve the stress of Conformism (if you ever wondered where Hippies came from...). But Moore's college years are the start of the REAL horror-show. Imagine battling emotional demons in the midst of the insane changes of the "Me Generation" 1970s and the Stone Age state of mental health care, which was either brutal or touchy-feely, with nothing in between. Hard to say whether this book is hilariously frightening or frighteningly hilarious, but you'll have a great ride trying to figure it out. I guarantee you, it's the only memoir you'll read this year that features -- in the same family -- a mother who tries to burn down her shrink's house, and a sibling who becomes a Moonie. Try and top that.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Fresh writing, hilarious stories By tucker I'm not sure how a book of memoirs by a guy struggling against some dark times can be such a fun read, but David Moore succeeds in giving us that. This book is full of vignettes from an American childhood, full of family, bullies, neighbors, teachers, and pals, as the author takes us along on the beginning of his journey. Although the author faces his own darkness along the way, the book is more Stand By Me than Bell Jar.Part of what makes this book good is the writing, refreshing and real. Part of what makes this book good is the stories.Spoiler alert: The scene in which the author's drunk father opens the front door to let the cat in, and doesn't notice that it is not their cat, but a raccoon, had me laughing out loud. No one could make this stuff up!Typical of the memoir genre, this is not a book about plot. This book gives us a peek into one man's journey. It is an entertaining read, full of wonderfully fresh writing and a bittersweet feel.
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