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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
How to Forget is a deeply raw and emotional journey. It's at times hilarious, and at others somber, reflective, and heartbreaking. I know Kate Mulgrew mostly from her acting, but if this book serves as any evidence, she's an immensely capable and strong writer as well. The way she breaks down the stories by framing her time with her parents and family within the larger structure of her last days with them worked beautifully well - intimate in a way that felt as if she were inviting readers to witness some of her most precious memories as she relives them herself.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Dementia, Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual harassment
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I'm sure this was an important book for Mulgrew to write, but it felt far less important for me to read. The only thing I really enjoyed was listening to the way she portrayed her father's voice, and that's just because I like a raspy woman.
I am clueless about actors/actresses, so I didn't know much about Kate Mulgrew before, but this is a very well-done memoir. I very much enjoyed hearing Kate (I listened to this one and she read it beautifully) tell these stories of her family.
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A beautiful family memoir. The writing is lovely. I especially loved this on audio.