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sanihours's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
“The earthly meaning of eternal life was death, and she refused to die.”
felt like reading about my own late grandma instead
felt like reading about my own late grandma instead
supervocalic's review against another edition
3.0
I will need to read the original text if I ever learn French. This was the first book I’ve read that is basically a retelling of a story. My favorite part was how she encapsulates some human emotions that so many of us have experienced.
ethera's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
sent me into a spiral
laralaske's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
3.25
Wasn't so impressed or eager to read it, but overall an inspiring and moving read. The context in which the mother dies makes it feel very distant from the contemporary days, however, Simone's reflections on their relationship are still relatable and make you reflect also today. Finally, the mother relationship to god, or better, what simone understood of it, is very enlightening on how people can have such personalized relationship with the idea of god.
jesselopod's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Medical content, and Death