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A review by ennitsud
You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone by Rachel Lynn Solomon
5.0
this was a really touching story that made me feel bittersweet throughout the book.
to start off, this was not the mood i was going for when i reached this book. i wanted something light and fluffy. something happy with dramas that weren't such a big deal. but even though that isn't what i got in this book, i have no regrets.
the story of fraternal twins, tovah and adina, is one that is both heartbreaking and sweet. the troubles they go through trying to come to terms with their mom's disease and with their separate fates kept tugging at my heart. they were both selfish in different ways, both trying to cope but not really knowing how because they had inadvertently pushed each other away trying to keep themselves together. and the more you read how they do this, the more it hurts but you can't help but hope for the best because not only are they going through the what-if's that come with being new adults, but they're also dealing with an impending fate that is scary in its uncertain landing, the building anticipation, and the end result. on top of those are survivor's guilt, measuring up with their perceived view of their twin, and watching their mother go through what one of the twins herself will be going through in the next decade or so (or longer, hopefully). the latter, especially, is the double the heartache.
it's a truly heart-wrenching story, beautifully written.
but aside from that rich plot are the other details–like the practice of judaism, the different views of the twins in relation to their religion, the scattered hebrew, the touching family moments, the romance between the twins (although, one twin's romance is much better than the other's in terms of toxicity and genuineness), and the way the twins end up coming together about things.
todah rabah, rachel lynn solomon
to start off, this was not the mood i was going for when i reached this book. i wanted something light and fluffy. something happy with dramas that weren't such a big deal. but even though that isn't what i got in this book, i have no regrets.
the story of fraternal twins, tovah and adina, is one that is both heartbreaking and sweet. the troubles they go through trying to come to terms with their mom's disease and with their separate fates kept tugging at my heart. they were both selfish in different ways, both trying to cope but not really knowing how because they had inadvertently pushed each other away trying to keep themselves together. and the more you read how they do this, the more it hurts but you can't help but hope for the best because not only are they going through the what-if's that come with being new adults, but they're also dealing with an impending fate that is scary in its uncertain landing, the building anticipation, and the end result. on top of those are survivor's guilt, measuring up with their perceived view of their twin, and watching their mother go through what one of the twins herself will be going through in the next decade or so (or longer, hopefully). the latter, especially, is the double the heartache.
it's a truly heart-wrenching story, beautifully written.
but aside from that rich plot are the other details–like the practice of judaism, the different views of the twins in relation to their religion, the scattered hebrew, the touching family moments, the romance between the twins (although, one twin's romance is much better than the other's in terms of toxicity and genuineness), and the way the twins end up coming together about things.
todah rabah, rachel lynn solomon