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A review by fbroom
Elsewhere by Richard Russo
It is heart-breaking in a way. This book revolves around his mother, her extreme behavior and how it affected his life. It is about their relationship over decades.
It is difficult to rate this book. I liked it and in fact I finished it in less than 3 days but I don't know if I loved it only because it is sad.
--------------- Spoilers / notes ----------------
- His grandmother has to sell the house for her medicare later in life which was sad and so real
- His grandpa had difficult jobs and lived through the depression era
- Richard couldn’t have his mother live with him in the same house and she had to live in an apartment by herself alone and he felt guilty about it but at the same time he couldn’t have her over for so long otherwise she’ll drive them nuts
- Richard’s mom wanted to live a happy life but couldn’t
- Richard’s daughter was diagnosed with OCD and when Richard started reading about it, he realized how his mom had the same disease all her life but no one had realized that. This made him feel guilty but at the same time it was understood that as a child, whatever you’re born into is considered normal to you and it’s very hard to see the difference
It is difficult to rate this book. I liked it and in fact I finished it in less than 3 days but I don't know if I loved it only because it is sad.
--------------- Spoilers / notes ----------------
- His grandmother has to sell the house for her medicare later in life which was sad and so real
- His grandpa had difficult jobs and lived through the depression era
- Richard couldn’t have his mother live with him in the same house and she had to live in an apartment by herself alone and he felt guilty about it but at the same time he couldn’t have her over for so long otherwise she’ll drive them nuts
- Richard’s mom wanted to live a happy life but couldn’t
- Richard’s daughter was diagnosed with OCD and when Richard started reading about it, he realized how his mom had the same disease all her life but no one had realized that. This made him feel guilty but at the same time it was understood that as a child, whatever you’re born into is considered normal to you and it’s very hard to see the difference