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jengiuffre's review against another edition
3.0
Received this in a goodreads giveaway and immediately wanted to follow Ruth's story. As Ruth's story unfolds, you realize why she feels the way she does about life. I really like how her decision has freed her to try new things in life. When my son was diagnosed with cancer, we started realizing how many things we had been putting off or not doing that would make us happy - what are we all waiting for?
I wish I could see Red's paintings - powerful idea - what a way to make you see in the mirror.
I wish I could see Red's paintings - powerful idea - what a way to make you see in the mirror.
yeahdeadslow's review against another edition
4.0
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I wasn't planning on reading Thaw so quickly, but I couldn't help myself! It's not so much that I was dying to know how it ended, I was just enjoying the "journey", I suppose, of getting to the end. I really like Fiona Robyn's writing, her prose was quite beautiful in parts.
I'm not sure I ever exactly loved Ruth, the main character. I think because we're a lot more alike than I'd like to admit. Reading her story brought back quite a few memories since I went through some of the things she went through. Not giving myself an ultimatum to end my life, but other sad, hard things comparable to (and sometimes the same as) her issues detailed in the story. Some of our ponderings were similar too; a sentence would stand out here and there like a twin to something written in my own journal. At times, reading was even a little bit painful, like catching a glimpse of your reflection on a bad hair day. But it was also, almost... cathartic, I think?
Anyway, I'm just rambling. This was a great read and I'm glad I came across it.
I wasn't planning on reading Thaw so quickly, but I couldn't help myself! It's not so much that I was dying to know how it ended, I was just enjoying the "journey", I suppose, of getting to the end. I really like Fiona Robyn's writing, her prose was quite beautiful in parts.
I'm not sure I ever exactly loved Ruth, the main character. I think because we're a lot more alike than I'd like to admit. Reading her story brought back quite a few memories since I went through some of the things she went through. Not giving myself an ultimatum to end my life, but other sad, hard things comparable to (and sometimes the same as) her issues detailed in the story. Some of our ponderings were similar too; a sentence would stand out here and there like a twin to something written in my own journal. At times, reading was even a little bit painful, like catching a glimpse of your reflection on a bad hair day. But it was also, almost... cathartic, I think?
Anyway, I'm just rambling. This was a great read and I'm glad I came across it.
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