A review by jules_cr
Sorrow & Bliss by Meg Mason

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

he book explores what it means to live with debilitating mental illness and what it looks like to be in family and society with them. It's poignant and frustrating as Martha reveals the life that lead to her husband leaving. Most of the book is the telling of an interesting by a diverting narrator who is horrified but removed from the story's difficult parts (throwing objects, contemplating suicide, etc). The last quarter the book moves from interesting to good as Martha faces her life, her choices and the decisions she can make without falling into saccharine traps.
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