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Reviewed by Anastacia Zittel for Readers' Favorite
A great, fast paced memoir, Some Way Outa Here: A Personal Story of a Time That Transformed America by Mark Lauden is a coming of age account of his life growing up in the late '60s and early '70s, along with two female friends. It's not only a story of them growing up, but a story of a nation growing up as well. Lauden's story is told intertwined with world changing events like Vietnam, as well as avoiding the draft, how he almost made it to Woodstock (but didn't go because of weather reports of rain), protests, and even everyday events like parents arguing over hair cuts and hair styles, excitement over a new Beatles' album, everyday conversations between family members, and whether or not bell bottoms were acceptable attire. The memoir is all the more fascinating because of the little, everyday details that matter.
Some Way Outa Here is a delightful, fun read, one that will bring a crazy period in America's history to life for you in a way that will change you and who we are today. Lauden's tale is probably much the same as any teenager or young adult growing up in any decade - trying to make and keep friends and girlfriends, getting good grades, what college should he go to, or should he even go to college at all? I recommend this book for fans of memoirs, or anyone who wants to read first hand accounts of what it was like to grow up in small town America during a crazy time in our nation's history.
