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Don't Cry for Me
by Daniel Black
3.75 stars. This was a book all about a man’s regrets that he has about the things he’s done in his life, mainly how he treated his gay son. It chronicles Jacob’s life from childhood to death. This was a pretty sad read, as Jacob never really gets true redemption. Jacob was also frustrating at times as a character. A lot of his reactions came across as how he felt at the time the events were happening and with his own hindsight and wishing he could’ve done things differently, but he didn’t make any attempts to bridge the gap with his son once he found out he was dying, other than the letter. The reader doesn’t know if the son, Isaac, forgives his father for all he’s done or has failed to do. This story felt really personal to the author, as the author’s note indicates, and it seems like this is his own way of dealing with all that went unsaid with his own father. This book was impactful, and I’m glad I read it.