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A review by booknallnight
Cotton Teeth by Glenn Rockowitz
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
"It may not be 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 but it will be different. And different is really the only path to better. "
"My mind is already there, deep in the forest without a compass, without a flashlight, without fire, without a
moon. "
OK well I'm glad I got the ugly cry book out of the way. Now I need to go grab everyone I love and love harder on them than I usually do. Whew this was a heart-wrencher.
I don't know anyone who has Cancer, or has been through it and survived. I can never imagine, nor comprehend, what that would feel like much less have to live through. Double that with a loved one, a parent, having cancer at the same time??!! What??!! Oh my heart.
There is one part: the letter he writes to his son...I couldn't breathe or see through that part. I just broke...I'm a momma and a Nana and I just couldn't even fathom losing all that time with them.
Even though this has funny moments, this book isn't pleasant. It's dark, it's deep, it's insightful, it's an honest and RAW look into Glenn's heart and soul. How someone can walk around with that much emotion and turmoil inside them is unthinkable to me.
If you have a serious aversion to Cancer and all things related to it I would probably skip this one. Glenn doesn't mince words. He doesn't hide his truth, his feelings or the moments that shape who he became and why. Despite the darker feel, read this. Read the Prologue, the Epilogue and everything in between.
I sincerely appreciate Glenn Rockowitz and Books Forward for providing me with a review copy. All opinions expressed herein are mine and mine alone.
"My mind is already there, deep in the forest without a compass, without a flashlight, without fire, without a
moon. "
OK well I'm glad I got the ugly cry book out of the way. Now I need to go grab everyone I love and love harder on them than I usually do. Whew this was a heart-wrencher.
I don't know anyone who has Cancer, or has been through it and survived. I can never imagine, nor comprehend, what that would feel like much less have to live through. Double that with a loved one, a parent, having cancer at the same time??!! What??!! Oh my heart.
There is one part: the letter he writes to his son...I couldn't breathe or see through that part. I just broke...I'm a momma and a Nana and I just couldn't even fathom losing all that time with them.
Even though this has funny moments, this book isn't pleasant. It's dark, it's deep, it's insightful, it's an honest and RAW look into Glenn's heart and soul. How someone can walk around with that much emotion and turmoil inside them is unthinkable to me.
If you have a serious aversion to Cancer and all things related to it I would probably skip this one. Glenn doesn't mince words. He doesn't hide his truth, his feelings or the moments that shape who he became and why. Despite the darker feel, read this. Read the Prologue, the Epilogue and everything in between.
I sincerely appreciate Glenn Rockowitz and Books Forward for providing me with a review copy. All opinions expressed herein are mine and mine alone.