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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
This isn't a reflection of the content of this short little memoir - it was very moving and powerful. I just personally was never able to get into the rhythm of Mailhot's style of writing.
In sparse yet visceral, powerful prose, Mailhot’s memoir explores her journey of reclaiming her future, fate and healing by examining her past growing up on a BC res, forging her path to a better life as a single mother, and choosing to undergo psychiatric treatment. She owns her experiences, those of great tenderness and past trauma, of being both tormented and triumphant in love. We see her evolving while never letting any one state of being or event, no matter how all consuming it is define her or how she chooses to live. Ultimately, the most poignant love story woven into each chapter but only realized as a whole, is of Mailhot learning to care for, fight for and cherish her own enduring and brilliant self.
Amazing. Stunning. This is the one of the most moving and revealing memoirs I've read about personal strength, and personal trauma. I read it as a companion book to Tommy Orange's There There and am so grateful I did.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Abandonment
I don't feel like I can give this a star rating because I have no idea what I just read. Felt like a manic stream of consciousness, and so much of it flew right over my head. Not the authors fault at all, just not for me at this time.
pov: hannah horvath is a ghost writer
(obvi not a criticism of the life experiences of the author)
(obvi not a criticism of the life experiences of the author)
A short, dense, poetic book brimming with trauma and hard earned life lessons. This was a hard one to read. I don’t want to rate it because in a way, I didn’t enjoy reading this book. Terese does such a good job explaining her raw emotions to the point it’s difficult to read and you want to stop. She does not shy away from her past mistakes, owning them as part of her story unapologetically. I would recommend if you are looking for any of the above, but be warned this is not a light one.
CW: suicidal ideation, abuse (physical, sexual, emotional)
CW: suicidal ideation, abuse (physical, sexual, emotional)
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
i am simply not built for second person. i understand why the author wrote it this way, and im sure it was exceptionally cathartic for her, but stylistically just isn’t for me.
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced