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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
I didn't really like this book and I'm really glad I read it. It was not what I expected, which forced me to confront what I HAD expected, and why. This was illuminating enough on its own, and the writing itself is an entire additional sphere to appreciate.
The part I found most enlightening was the afterword. I saw an interview in the LA Times where the author said "I can't wait for the new editions. The new editions of the book is just my text, no foreword or afterword." The foreword is by Sherman Alexie, but it seems unfortunate to me that the afterword will be eliminated as well.
The part I found most enlightening was the afterword. I saw an interview in the LA Times where the author said "I can't wait for the new editions. The new editions of the book is just my text, no foreword or afterword." The foreword is by Sherman Alexie, but it seems unfortunate to me that the afterword will be eliminated as well.
Wow. I wish I could write a detailed glowing review for this book but I honestly couldn't do it justice. This book is amazing. Terese Marie Mailhot's writing is poetic and beautiful, and it's reminiscent of a stream of consciousness. There are sentences in this book that will pull on your heartstrings, and others that will punch you in the gut. It's a deep and emotional memoir, and Mailhot is really good at actually seeing the foreshadowing in her earlier life of the events and realisations in more recent years.
I'm so glad that this was the March/April pick for Our Shared Shelf. I definitely want to read this again and go really slow to truly appreciate the writing. I'll remember this one for a long time.
I'm so glad that this was the March/April pick for Our Shared Shelf. I definitely want to read this again and go really slow to truly appreciate the writing. I'll remember this one for a long time.
Read this book for book club.
‘‘This is a memoir, so it is her story to tell.
‘‘This is a memoir, so it is her story to tell.
A friend of mine lent me this book at first, but then when I read the first few pages I knew I had to get my own copy because I wanted to underline sentences in it (not something I have been compelled to do very often). This book is beautifully written and I wanted to both devour it so fast but also linger with it. I also found it heavy and wanted to take it slowly, perhaps in tandem with some lighter reading. Resultingly, I put it down and came back to it much later, which is a shame because I think it impacted the book for me. I might reread it in its entirety as a result.
i had to take some time to think on this one, the author is way too smart for me. i loved the insight this book provided me, specifically for the necessity of medication to treat mental illness for some individuals.
“nothing is too ugly for this world” a good reminder that there’s nothing too ugly, but there’s nothing we can’t overcome
“nothing is too ugly for this world” a good reminder that there’s nothing too ugly, but there’s nothing we can’t overcome
Despair isn't a conduit for love.
If you knew more about my pain, I might feel less of it.
If you knew more about my pain, I might feel less of it.
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced