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A review by tracimreed
Our Short History by Lauren Grodstein
3.0
Diagnosed with ovarian cancer, Karen reaches out to the father of her son, at his request, and against her will. Jake’s father made it clear that he didn’t want to have children so when Karen told him she was pregnant, he rejected her and she raised Jake alone. Now, Karen has to deal with her mortality and letting Jake’s father, who is now inexplicably overjoyed with being a father, into her son’s life. Written as a first person narrative from Karen to Jake, Our Short History explores looming death and what it means to really be a parent.
Ugh, I am so torn about this book. On one hand, it’s insightful and sensitive but on the other hand, I just wanted Karen to die already, which is horrible. I found her to be a terrible character and was so ANGRY with her for trying to keep Jake from his father. If I were dying, I would be surrounding my only child with EVERY PERSON ON THE PLANET who love me him even a fraction as much as I did and instead she wants to keep him isolated from his father because he broke her heart 7 years ago. 🙄🙄🙄
I literally liked every character more than Karen, even smarmy politician Ace.
Ugh, I am so torn about this book. On one hand, it’s insightful and sensitive but on the other hand, I just wanted Karen to die already, which is horrible. I found her to be a terrible character and was so ANGRY with her for trying to keep Jake from his father. If I were dying, I would be surrounding my only child with EVERY PERSON ON THE PLANET who love me him even a fraction as much as I did and instead she wants to keep him isolated from his father because he broke her heart 7 years ago. 🙄🙄🙄
I literally liked every character more than Karen, even smarmy politician Ace.