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3.66 AVERAGE
3.66 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy
slow-paced
The writing in this book was amazing and made me not want to put it down. I felt some of the story lines were a little thin though: Levy did an amazing job of accounting her own failings, particularly in cheating on her wife, Lucy. But Lucy's alcoholism is barely touched upon until she's in rehab and Levy leaves her. By the time Levy tells Lucy that she won't be staying with her through recovery, it felt almost out of nowhere, and the explanations of years prior felt more like a badly put together excuse than her actual lived experience. I'd have loved more depth into that experience.
Ariel Levy is a beautiful writer. This memoir is powerful, vulnerable, and has so much to offer regarding living life to it's fullest. Ariel lets us in on her thoughts during the best, and worst, moments of her life. So very readable (I finished this book in a day and could not put it down). Thank you for sharing, Ariel.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
I think this is the best memoir I’ve ever read. I love the way Levy writes; the way her sentences take you on a journey.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage
Moderate: Alcoholism
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
I hate rating memoirs low because it’s someone’s life but I just thought this book was too disorganized. There were so many huge things that happened and no chance to ease into them. It left me with whiplash and feeling really uncomfortable. All the trigger warnings apply if you decide to read this.
reflective
sad
fast-paced
C. W. Baby death.
Levy has a beautiful writing style. This book felt whole and like a life still in progress. She tells about her life and relationships and career. And her son who was born far too early, far from home. I didn’t know how much I needed another persons perspective on their own miscarriage. She said a friend told her “nature is wasteful.” And how that was a weird sort of comfort. And I get it. It is weirdly comforting.
The book had many more parts that I related to (queer relationships) or not (Al-anon); I felt like I could be friends with the author.
Levy has a beautiful writing style. This book felt whole and like a life still in progress. She tells about her life and relationships and career. And her son who was born far too early, far from home. I didn’t know how much I needed another persons perspective on their own miscarriage. She said a friend told her “nature is wasteful.” And how that was a weird sort of comfort. And I get it. It is weirdly comforting.
The book had many more parts that I related to (queer relationships) or not (Al-anon); I felt like I could be friends with the author.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Miscarriage
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced