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When We Were Widows by Annette Chavez Macias
5.0
🥹🌟♾️ INFINITY STARS
A daughter, mother and grandmother on different grief journeys that have to live together for a few months due to home renovations. The daughter and mother have a rocky relationship that is talked about from both povs which i understood both sides but at times became frustrated with them bcuz i wish they’d just talk it out, even tho i know there’s bound to be miscommunication bcuz of the way we grow up bottling everything in, especially mothers trying their best to raise kids on their own and not wanting them to worry 🥲 everything they go through mold them and their parenting style which got me thinking about my mom and grandma. I loved the Chicano history that was mentioned and also about how the LA Dodgers came about, bcuz a lot of latines don’t know and I myself learned a couple years ago too! The grief talks hit so hard and I love the way it just puts some of my thoughts and feelings into words when i can’t most times. The racism she faced during her marriage & the shitty situation she was left in, I felt no remorse for that man dying 🖕🏼fuck him and his mom oh and her dad too. The grandma was my favorite character for sure🥹 and I loved that there was romance🤭🥹 made me so giddy for the mom especially!!
⚠️TW: grief, infertility, miscarriage, displacement, cancer (leukemia), dementia
A daughter, mother and grandmother on different grief journeys that have to live together for a few months due to home renovations. The daughter and mother have a rocky relationship that is talked about from both povs which i understood both sides but at times became frustrated with them bcuz i wish they’d just talk it out, even tho i know there’s bound to be miscommunication bcuz of the way we grow up bottling everything in, especially mothers trying their best to raise kids on their own and not wanting them to worry 🥲 everything they go through mold them and their parenting style which got me thinking about my mom and grandma. I loved the Chicano history that was mentioned and also about how the LA Dodgers came about, bcuz a lot of latines don’t know and I myself learned a couple years ago too! The grief talks hit so hard and I love the way it just puts some of my thoughts and feelings into words when i can’t most times. The racism she faced during her marriage & the shitty situation she was left in, I felt no remorse for that man dying 🖕🏼fuck him and his mom oh and her dad too. The grandma was my favorite character for sure🥹 and I loved that there was romance🤭🥹 made me so giddy for the mom especially!!
⚠️TW: grief, infertility, miscarriage, displacement, cancer (leukemia), dementia