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cac03's review against another edition
4.0
This is a wonderful touching book about a woman who is raising her 1 year old daughter while at the same time caring for her father who is suffering from "Alzenheimers" as he calls it. Great parallels to the circle of life from where we began to where we sometimes end. The book is effective without being overly sentimental and sloppy - somewhat of a third person point of view written from a first person perspective. It stays with you after you close the last page which to me always says a lot about a book.
livingpalm1's review against another edition
3.0
A well written memoir -- both poignant and funny. The author is one of my favorite columnists from our hometown newspaper. While it didn't do much for my historical understanding of the place that raised me, it did remind me that I come from such a small place that I actually knew almost everyone Ms. Cohen referenced in this book.
Anyway, that's not the point of the book. Except it is -- the neighborliness of small town folk plays a major redemptive role in this story and is one of the attributes I hope to take with me no matter where I go from here. Hopefully, Ms. Cohen has done the same.
Anyway, that's not the point of the book. Except it is -- the neighborliness of small town folk plays a major redemptive role in this story and is one of the attributes I hope to take with me no matter where I go from here. Hopefully, Ms. Cohen has done the same.
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