Barbara Grizzuti Harrison Summary

In the following mixed assessment of Unlearning the Lie, Jacoby considers Harrison's reportage incomplete, asserting that “she may have been too close to the situation to realize that sh... Read more

In the following favorable assessment of Off Center, Mano examines Harrison’s major thematic concerns and narrative style. Ignore the absurd title: Barbara Grizzuti Harrison has a centripetal d... Read more

In the following mixed review of The Astonishing World, McCarthy views the collection as an uneven yet provocative work. Barbara Grizzuti Harrison points out in her introduction to The Astonishing Wor... Read more

In the following mixed assessment of The Astonishing World, Baker maintains that the collection reflects “a thoroughly savvy contemporary woman with a gift for informed enthusiasm and occasiona... Read more

In the following positive review, Dunford explores stylistic aspects of An Accidental Autobiography. Barbara Grizzuti Harrison supplies her own metaphor for An Accidental Autobiography—a collag... Read more

In the following review, Antonucci urges the reader not to be alienated by the sensational, confessional aspects of An Accidental Autobiography. The events of Barbara Grizzuti Harrison’s life a... Read more

In the following laudatory review, Stone examines the organizing principles of An Accidental Autobiography. Most autobiographies are narratives, getting you from here to there in the author’s l... Read more

In the following laudatory assessment of Visions of Glory, Stimpson asserts that the study is “more than a modern confession; more than a lucid, often brilliant, first-person account of doubt a... Read more

In the following positive assessment of Visions of Glory, Gubernick calls the work “both scholarly and theologically impressive.” The subtitle of Visions of Glory is “A History an... Read more

In the following favorable assessment of Off Center, Tyler describes Harrison as “funny, intelligent, refreshingly candid, and very nearly impossible to fool—a woman with her eyes open, ... Read more