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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
I liked this book for several reasons: 1)because it took me about 45 minutes to read, and I'm pretty sure I read every word. 2) Because it is clever, composed entirely of notes left on the refrigerator door from mother to daughter to mother. 3) Because it very concisely and heartwarmingly dealt with a pretty serious subject. It was real and believable and covered a difficult topic, all without getting really deep and bogged down with details. I was very pleasantly surprised.
I found the writing style of this one, quite interesting.. The whole thing is narrated through refrigerator notes that mother and daughter leave for each other. You get to learn how their relationship is and what problems they face.
(I don't know about you, but I never communicated with my mother like this. Plus, the refrigerator door isn't magnetic).
Upon finishing this in one sitting, I wasn't very fond of the story, as it added drama just for the shake of drama. It was just too predictable without adding its own flavor.
(I don't know about you, but I never communicated with my mother like this. Plus, the refrigerator door isn't magnetic).
Upon finishing this in one sitting, I wasn't very fond of the story, as it added drama just for the shake of drama. It was just too predictable without adding its own flavor.
Muito bom!! Leitura rápida, aparentemente simples... de um assunto pesado!
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief
I didn't know what this book was about before I read it. My nieces are reading it, and they told me about it, so I picked it up off the table. Written as a series of notes left on the fridge door between a mother and her fifteen-year-old daughter, many of the pages have very little text on them, making for a quick read. (I think it took me about thirty minutes.) and his may be one of the only positives about a rather sad look at a mother and her daughter's inability to communicate and express their love for one another until it is almost too late.
The idea of expressing what remains unsaid between two family members through kitchen notes is original and rather clever, though the relationship developed between the characters falls flat. I never truly cared for Claire or her mother because the character development lacks tremendously. The mother conceals truths from her daughter and both deal with the very real, very emotional diagnosis in immature, superficial ways. The author attempts to use teenage angst as an excuse for the mother keeping the truth from her daughter, which means the two regularly erupt over boys and friends and anything but the real issue at hand. While this is highly realistic, without the connection to the characters, it's hard for the reader understand and relate. Even in the end of the story, when one expects the characters to build to a point of emotional understanding and reconciliation, much remains unsaid between the two.
Perhaps because my mother, too, was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was a child, and perhaps because I have my own memories of experiencing the waiting and the trying to live normally despite the surgery and the chemo and the sickness, I connected to this story in ways that many cannot. Still, though, my own emotional response wasn't enough to compensate for the lack of attachment between characters, especially the deep, unconditional love that should exist between a mother and her child.
The idea of expressing what remains unsaid between two family members through kitchen notes is original and rather clever, though the relationship developed between the characters falls flat. I never truly cared for Claire or her mother because the character development lacks tremendously. The mother conceals truths from her daughter and both deal with the very real, very emotional diagnosis in immature, superficial ways. The author attempts to use teenage angst as an excuse for the mother keeping the truth from her daughter, which means the two regularly erupt over boys and friends and anything but the real issue at hand. While this is highly realistic, without the connection to the characters, it's hard for the reader understand and relate. Even in the end of the story, when one expects the characters to build to a point of emotional understanding and reconciliation, much remains unsaid between the two.
Perhaps because my mother, too, was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was a child, and perhaps because I have my own memories of experiencing the waiting and the trying to live normally despite the surgery and the chemo and the sickness, I connected to this story in ways that many cannot. Still, though, my own emotional response wasn't enough to compensate for the lack of attachment between characters, especially the deep, unconditional love that should exist between a mother and her child.
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a story of a mother and daughter who don't get to see each other very often. They leave each other notes on their refrigerator door as a way of communication. The mom - a physician - works odd hours, and the daughter - a teenager - spends so much time with her friends outside of school that the two hardly talk.
Then a family tragedy strikes, and as much as the mother and daughter try to make more time for each other, they just can't seem to make that happen. Their are many regrets and things that are left unsaid.
This was a very quick book. Each page was a note from one person or the other - took me no longer than an hour to read the whole book. It was fine. I got the idea - never put off spending time with your loved ones. Nothing is more important. I liked that the whole story unfolded just through notes left back and forth between the mother and daughter, but they could have made it more in depth. I didn't get very attached to the characters with the story written this way.
If you are looking for a really, really fast read, you can pick up this book. I wouldn't spend money on it - if you can't borrow it, then skip it.
Then a family tragedy strikes, and as much as the mother and daughter try to make more time for each other, they just can't seem to make that happen. Their are many regrets and things that are left unsaid.
This was a very quick book. Each page was a note from one person or the other - took me no longer than an hour to read the whole book. It was fine. I got the idea - never put off spending time with your loved ones. Nothing is more important. I liked that the whole story unfolded just through notes left back and forth between the mother and daughter, but they could have made it more in depth. I didn't get very attached to the characters with the story written this way.
If you are looking for a really, really fast read, you can pick up this book. I wouldn't spend money on it - if you can't borrow it, then skip it.