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A review by mechapman80
Ghostbread by Sonja Livingston
4.0
In the interest of full disclosure, let me say that I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway.
And that I am not a very excellent review-writer!
That said, I loved it. Not because I won it, but because it was...well, I still haven't been able to think of a word! It was definitely different from what I expected and not my normal reading fare, at least by style, but it was still awesome. In a way, it reminded me of The Glass Castle, but again, completely different in writing style. Hardly any chapters are longer than a page and a half to two pages so it makes for great reading "sessions". However, once I'd start reading, I couldn't put it down. The chapters read like small essays or short stories in and of themselves but of course they all tie together and one chapter may be the set-up for the next. It made for very compelling reading. I did not grow up in poverty, but now as a struggling, out-of-work, single mother I even felt I could relate in some ways, but to the mother. Although I am maybe a more involved mother, I felt a sort of empathy for Ms. Livingston's mother, in spite of her faults. I'd highly recommend this book, especially for lovers of memoirs, but be prepared for wonderful writing and something a little different.
And that I am not a very excellent review-writer!
That said, I loved it. Not because I won it, but because it was...well, I still haven't been able to think of a word! It was definitely different from what I expected and not my normal reading fare, at least by style, but it was still awesome. In a way, it reminded me of The Glass Castle, but again, completely different in writing style. Hardly any chapters are longer than a page and a half to two pages so it makes for great reading "sessions". However, once I'd start reading, I couldn't put it down. The chapters read like small essays or short stories in and of themselves but of course they all tie together and one chapter may be the set-up for the next. It made for very compelling reading. I did not grow up in poverty, but now as a struggling, out-of-work, single mother I even felt I could relate in some ways, but to the mother. Although I am maybe a more involved mother, I felt a sort of empathy for Ms. Livingston's mother, in spite of her faults. I'd highly recommend this book, especially for lovers of memoirs, but be prepared for wonderful writing and something a little different.