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A review by baoluong
What We Lose by Zinzi Clemmons
4.0
Part fiction, part autobiographical, What We Lose is more than a book about grief. It is an exploration into the many reasons to live. In the light of her mother's death to cancer, Thandi thinks to every decision her mother made that effectively influenced her own decisions. As she navigates a world without her mother, she questions the person she grew up to be.
Not for nothing, Clemmons drops straight truth in beautiful writing. I have a feeling I'll revisit this book as a reminder of later lessons I have yet to encounter. There's so many great pieces of knowledge nestled in these pages. You don't realize where you're being led at first and then Clemmons hits you over the head with soft musings to painful realities.
I recommend this to fans of complicated mother-daughter relationships. Topics about race, feminism, class, and identity. If you like this book, why not try Little Fires Everywhere.
Not for nothing, Clemmons drops straight truth in beautiful writing. I have a feeling I'll revisit this book as a reminder of later lessons I have yet to encounter. There's so many great pieces of knowledge nestled in these pages. You don't realize where you're being led at first and then Clemmons hits you over the head with soft musings to painful realities.
I recommend this to fans of complicated mother-daughter relationships. Topics about race, feminism, class, and identity. If you like this book, why not try Little Fires Everywhere.