A review by davenash
The Glass Eye: A Memoir by Jeannie Vanasco

4.0

Vanasco promises her dying father she'd write a book about him.

Did she say so to show how great he was or how much she loved him?

She spent ten years and earned three degrees in the process.

Did she do it as a way to grieve or hold on for to long?

Does she find closure so she can finish?

How will her mental illnesses play out?

She's named after her dead half sister, does the need for perfection drive her to insanity or is her half sister just a metaphor?

Is the a memior or a meta-memoir? Is she really conversing with the reader on how to shape her narrative or is it a Didionesque device?