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fixesofia's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Dementia
nat_kiverse's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Grief, Racism, Vomit, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Eating disorder, and Excrement
samarakroeger's review
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
a difficult read when you have a family member currently in the throes of alzheimer's disease. Ernaux cuts close to the bone in her sparse diaries of the last few years of her mother's life. this is, to me, the setting where her writing really shines in all its bare emotional intensity.
proceed at your own risk.
proceed at your own risk.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Dementia
astridrv's review against another edition
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Couldn't read more than a couple pages at the time because every other sentence is heart breaking. Tender, but raw and devastating portrayal of Annie Ernaux' mother in her final years. My favourite of her books so far. But boy did I cry.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Dementia, and Grief
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