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A review by julesjb
This Really Isn't about You by Jean Hannah Edelstein
3.0
This Really Isn't About You is a memoir about the author choosing to move back to the US after her father was diagnosed with lung cancer. The memoir digs through Elderstein's slices of life and is divided into three parts: BETWEEN, BEFORE and AFTER.
Overall, I enjoyed the writing style, simple and concise, but I felt this memoir was very withdrawn from any sort of real emotions. I didn’t feel any empathy for Jean Hannah Edelstein. There are some critics on the back cover and one said that the book was unsentimental (true and it bothered me), but heartbreaking. How can a story be heartbreaking without dealing with the sentiments?
This is a memoir so I can't really judge how Eldesltein wanted to tell her own story and in the end, it didn't stop me from liking the book, but I am a bit disappointed and I expected better.
Overall, I enjoyed the writing style, simple and concise, but I felt this memoir was very withdrawn from any sort of real emotions. I didn’t feel any empathy for Jean Hannah Edelstein. There are some critics on the back cover and one said that the book was unsentimental (true and it bothered me), but heartbreaking. How can a story be heartbreaking without dealing with the sentiments?
This is a memoir so I can't really judge how Eldesltein wanted to tell her own story and in the end, it didn't stop me from liking the book, but I am a bit disappointed and I expected better.