A review by pammoore
Slow Motion by Dani Shapiro

5.0

I've been on a Dani Shapiro jag... Ever since I read Hourglass this summer, I've been obsessed. I read Devotion this fall, and now this, which is my fave of hers so far. Her writing is so sharp and vivid. It engages all the senses AND compels you to keep reading to find out what happens next. What else could you want in a memoir, or any book? This is a story of family, growing up, and identity. It reminds me a little of Sweetbitter (can you compare memoir to fiction?? Well, I am). Although I felt way more connected to Shapiro than I did to Tess (the protagonist in Sweetbitter). Maybe I felt an extra surge of love for this book because I, too, was involved with a really toxic guy in my early 20's and I could relate to that aspect of not really understanding why you're doing what you're doing just needing to grow up.