Reading Matters: Buffalo Gal by Laura Pedersen

Posted By Melissa Bartell on August 12, 2009


Buffalo Gal
Laura Pedersen
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I first heard about Laura Pedersen’s memoir Buffalo Gal when I was browsing UU World a week or so ago. I was caught by her sense of humor and the fact that she’s roughly my contemporary (five years older, but we watched the same TV shows). I mean, how often does one find a book by a UU woman on mainstream shelves?

Of course I had to buy the book.
Of course I had to read the book.

My measure of a good stort – fiction or non-fiction – is whether or not I feel compelled to read it straight through in one sitting. By this definition, Pedersen’s memoir is a good story. It’s about her childhood in Buffalo, NY, as an only child (another thing I could relate to) of UU parents, in a largely Catholic community.

At times funny, at times poignant, and laced with no small measure of self-deprecation, Buffalo Gal is an enjoyable read.
Buffalo Gal

About the author

Melissa Bartell

Melissa A. Bartell is the managing editor of the ezine All Things Girl, but earns her living writing web copy for an seo firm. She keeps a personal blog at MissMeliss.com, and a book review blog at Bibliotica.com. She also hosts a writing community at CafeWriting.com. When she's not writing, Melissa can be found wrangling dogs and writing or acting in podcast dramas.

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