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A review by chasegartzke
Paper Ghosts by Julia Heaberlin
5.0
Words cannot express how much I love Heaberlin. Her writing is impactful, and she goes the extra mile when preparing and researching before her pen ever meets the page.
I went into this blindly, with absolutely no clue what this was about, and only the assumption that it would take place in Texas (a pattern of Heaberlin’s). When I was introduced to the character named Carl I began to once again see how much preparation went into her writing. Carl has dementia, and the portrayal of this degenerative illness was very well done and the character hit home for me as my grandmother has now entered the late stages of dementia.
Carl aside, this book is gripping and immaculately written.
Actual rating: 6.5/5
I went into this blindly, with absolutely no clue what this was about, and only the assumption that it would take place in Texas (a pattern of Heaberlin’s). When I was introduced to the character named Carl I began to once again see how much preparation went into her writing. Carl has dementia, and the portrayal of this degenerative illness was very well done and the character hit home for me as my grandmother has now entered the late stages of dementia.
Carl aside, this book is gripping and immaculately written.
Actual rating: 6.5/5