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abbuelita's review against another edition
challenging
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4.0
Beautifully written. I love the discussion of having complicated feelings about someone and the possibility that someone can do bad things but you still hold love for them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Child death, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Sexual assault
sammipants08's review against another edition
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4.0
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Graphic: Child death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Addiction
stracciastela's review against another edition
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4.5
Wow! What a ride that this book took me on!
I have to say that as a greek person I wholeheartedly agree with the original sentiment (f*** greek men) and I'm so glad that the author had the bravery to overcome all the trauma and the difficulties that she faced
The author managed to make me care about her future from the very first part of the book. By the end I was ecstatic and feeling warm and fuzzy inside because of the positive time that her story took.
Big thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC
I have to say that as a greek person I wholeheartedly agree with the original sentiment (f*** greek men) and I'm so glad that the author had the bravery to overcome all the trauma and the difficulties that she faced
The author managed to make me care about her future from the very first part of the book. By the end I was ecstatic and feeling warm and fuzzy inside because of the positive time that her story took.
Big thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
pagelikebooks's review against another edition
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4.75
Originally Posted on Library Journal on 6/1. Thanks LJ for the advanced copy!
In 2003, Nikolidakis’s father, who had abused her much of her young life, killed some family members and died by suicide. For years after, the author struggled with complicated grief, trauma, and addiction. This leads her to the last place she thought she would go: Crete, Greece, her father’s childhood home. To learn more about the man who caused so much pain, she seeks out his family to see if there were any prior signs of the incoming violence throughout his childhood. This dark and gripping memoir leads readers through Nikolidakis’s childhood, past her father’s death, and to a place of hope and healing. This book grapples with the cycle of abuse, the toll that trauma takes on one’s body, and most importantly, how to move forward. This memoir holds nothing back. It is brutally honest, heart-wrenching, evocative, and soul-searching. While Nikolidakis is honest about the darkness she’s endured, she also opens up the metaphorical window and gives the readers light.
In 2003, Nikolidakis’s father, who had abused her much of her young life, killed some family members and died by suicide. For years after, the author struggled with complicated grief, trauma, and addiction. This leads her to the last place she thought she would go: Crete, Greece, her father’s childhood home. To learn more about the man who caused so much pain, she seeks out his family to see if there were any prior signs of the incoming violence throughout his childhood. This dark and gripping memoir leads readers through Nikolidakis’s childhood, past her father’s death, and to a place of hope and healing. This book grapples with the cycle of abuse, the toll that trauma takes on one’s body, and most importantly, how to move forward. This memoir holds nothing back. It is brutally honest, heart-wrenching, evocative, and soul-searching. While Nikolidakis is honest about the darkness she’s endured, she also opens up the metaphorical window and gives the readers light.
VERDICT A gripping, brutally honest memoir that deals with some heavy themes but will leave readers feeling hopeful and reflective by the end. Readers who enjoy examining the human spirit will be drawn to this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Addiction, Murder, Child abuse, and Alcohol
Moderate: Toxic relationship
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