A review by themissyreads
Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.5

This book is 60% cancer 40% road trip. Which is fine i just wish it wasnt marketed as ‘a girl figured out how to Live Again after surviving cancer’ bc while thats the Point of the book and the most enjoyable part its really the minority of the page length. And check trigger/content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Cancer, and Death

Moderate: Drug use, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, and Body horror

Minor: Suicide, Self harm, Gun violence, Vomit, and Sexual content

Suleika meets a woman whose son ended his life. No details of the attempt itself. Suleika meets a death row inmate who has been involved in gang violence. gun-related self-injury described. Murder implied/referenced. Drug addiction implied/referenced. Suleika consents to sex even when painful and resulting in injury. Injury is briefly described. Suleika takes prescription drugs to deal with emotional pain during verbal fights with a partner. Mentions of cancer patients using marijuana medicinally.