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A review by evelyn_roy_writes
Invisible Sisters by Jessica Handler
5.0
This would be a great book club choice --so much to discuss about this tragic and charismatic family packed into a quick read.
I was worried that this memoir might be too depressing, but Handler brings humor, insight, and fascinating situations for the reader to 'come up for air' in between the heartbreak. This book is at the same time very specific (e.g. the unique medical situation with the sisters' illnesses, the complex ways one family tried to live with two impending deaths, the 20th century American middle class cultural response to death,) while also being relatably universal (e.g. family love and dysfunction, a young woman's coming of age).
I was worried that this memoir might be too depressing, but Handler brings humor, insight, and fascinating situations for the reader to 'come up for air' in between the heartbreak. This book is at the same time very specific (e.g. the unique medical situation with the sisters' illnesses, the complex ways one family tried to live with two impending deaths, the 20th century American middle class cultural response to death,) while also being relatably universal (e.g. family love and dysfunction, a young woman's coming of age).