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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
Heartbreaking. Interesting that the book doesn't touch on the investigation at all.
This is a tough one, a parent's worst nightmare. I picked this book up after seeing Jackie Hance on The Today Show...hers is a story so heartbreaking, it's almost unbelievable. In addition, I also wanted to read this to better understand how one of my good friends, who lost her son a few months ago, is feeling and what she is going through. This memoir is a story of heartbreak and hope as Jackie and her husband, Warren, maneuver through overwhelming grief to finally arrive at a much needed place of hope and happiness in the form of a precious little bundle named Kasey. A story that will teach you never to take your blessings for granted.
I couldn’t put this book down. There were many parts that made me almost cry and also many times I caught myself smiling or even laughing through some other parts of the book. Follows up on what the parents went through after the crash instead of Diane. Very worth the read.
I've really pondered what to say about this book without being unkind. The author and her husband suffered an unimaginable tragedy; who can say how any of us would react? There is no right or wrong way to grieve. And yet. I can't separate what happened from my view of the author. She seemed to have no adult coping skills. None. At. All. Her entire life and identity were built on being a mother and caring for her girls. After the accident, she wanted -- nay, she EXPECTED -- her husband and friends to take care of her, for months and months and months on end. Frankly, the people in her support system deserve sainthood for putting their lives on hold as Jackie took and took and took. Most disturbing to me, she seemed to give no thought at all to the grief borne by her poor husband, which was compounded by the fact that his sister was the driver. Another reviewer suggested that this should have been a private journal and not for public consumption. I agree.
"I'll See You Soon" is a memoir by Jackie Hance, whose family became a news headline after her sister-in-law, Diane, drove the wrong way on a highway in New York and got into a car accident, which killed Diane as well as one of her children and all three of Ms. Hance's children. It was definitely a tragedy and was one that outraged many. Hance seeks to show how she coped with this tragedy in this book.
This was definitely a hard read for me for a couple reasons. First off, the subject matter is difficult. I'm not a parent but I can only imagine how horrible it would be to lose all of your children due to someone else's negligence. Second off, the book is supposed to be about how Hance copes with the loss of her children but she never really seems to cope fully with moving on with her life. I think we all realize that grieving is not a linear process at all. Hance has much of her identity tied up with being a parent and I realize that she must feel lost but she never seems to get over that hump of how to move forward without holding yourself back in some way.
This book seems to be much more about the process of grieving (healthy or unhealthy) than the solution to how you grieve. This book really left me with many more questions than answers. On the other hand, it is hard to say that there should be answers in these sorts of books- they are memoirs of course and sometimes we don't get full answers in life. I was more interested in how Hance related to her brother-in-law (Diane's husband). We get a taste of it but we really don't get the full story. How could Diane's husband deny what the toxicology reports showed? Why was she drinking and taking drugs? Was this a random event or had something like this happened before? So many questions and not many answers!
Overall, I enjoyed this memoir but wanted more!
This was definitely a hard read for me for a couple reasons. First off, the subject matter is difficult. I'm not a parent but I can only imagine how horrible it would be to lose all of your children due to someone else's negligence. Second off, the book is supposed to be about how Hance copes with the loss of her children but she never really seems to cope fully with moving on with her life. I think we all realize that grieving is not a linear process at all. Hance has much of her identity tied up with being a parent and I realize that she must feel lost but she never seems to get over that hump of how to move forward without holding yourself back in some way.
This book seems to be much more about the process of grieving (healthy or unhealthy) than the solution to how you grieve. This book really left me with many more questions than answers. On the other hand, it is hard to say that there should be answers in these sorts of books- they are memoirs of course and sometimes we don't get full answers in life. I was more interested in how Hance related to her brother-in-law (Diane's husband). We get a taste of it but we really don't get the full story. How could Diane's husband deny what the toxicology reports showed? Why was she drinking and taking drugs? Was this a random event or had something like this happened before? So many questions and not many answers!
Overall, I enjoyed this memoir but wanted more!