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madelinerm's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
5.0
proofofruin's review against another edition
4.0
STELLAR!! the first chapter may be one of my favorite pieces of prose ever. i fell off a bit after the halfway point and wasn’t touched as profoundly as i’d expected, but that likely has more to do with my own ability to relate and not the quality of the writing or the story captured in the memoir. big recommend.
ellenclibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
This. More than any other book I've ever read. This is what it's like to face life w/o your mother. She gets it so profoundly right, that it is exquisitely painful.
So many quotes to remember from this superb recollection but here is just one example:
"I remember these things clearly because that was how my mother loved you, not through white lies and constant verbal affirmation, but in subtle observations of what brought you joy, pocketed away to make you feel comforted and cared for without even realizing it. She remembered if you liked your stews with extra broth, if you were sensitive to spice, if you hated tomatoes, if you didn't eat seafood, if you had a large appetite. She remembered which banchan side dish you emptied first so the next time you were over it'd be set with a heaping double portion, served alongside the various other preferences that made you, you."
So many quotes to remember from this superb recollection but here is just one example:
"I remember these things clearly because that was how my mother loved you, not through white lies and constant verbal affirmation, but in subtle observations of what brought you joy, pocketed away to make you feel comforted and cared for without even realizing it. She remembered if you liked your stews with extra broth, if you were sensitive to spice, if you hated tomatoes, if you didn't eat seafood, if you had a large appetite. She remembered which banchan side dish you emptied first so the next time you were over it'd be set with a heaping double portion, served alongside the various other preferences that made you, you."