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A review by lindsloveslit
What We Carry by Maya Shanbhag Lang
emotional
reflective
sad
What We Carry had a jumping timeline and super short, easy to read chapters about Maya's life as a wife, mother, & daughter. It was equal parts heartbreaking and healing, sad and hopeful. Maya's growth, especially as her mother was diagnosed with dementia, made me feel way to dang much.
I felt a strong personal connection to this book, and because of that I have a love/hate relationship with it and I have no idea how to rate it. I took my time getting through it, but I think it would have been in my best interest to DNF (for now!). I wasn't quite ready for my feelings to be dug up, but it was somehow also a little therapeutic, so I couldn't stop reading it. (SEE?!? Love/Hate.)
As a former caretaker to my grandmother who suffers from dementia, I understood her writing on a level I wish I hadn't. As someone who suffers with mental health, I understood this on a level I wish I hadn't. (Reminder that mental health is health!!!) It was a difficult read for me, but ultimately I think I'm glad I read it?
If you have read and enjoyed Crying in H Mart and/or A Living Remedy - I'd suggest you pick up What We Carry. All three books had strong themes of mother/daughter relationships and loss and grief. Like everything else I read though, I'd encourage you to check the content warnings first!
I felt a strong personal connection to this book, and because of that I have a love/hate relationship with it and I have no idea how to rate it. I took my time getting through it, but I think it would have been in my best interest to DNF (for now!). I wasn't quite ready for my feelings to be dug up, but it was somehow also a little therapeutic, so I couldn't stop reading it. (SEE?!? Love/Hate.)
As a former caretaker to my grandmother who suffers from dementia, I understood her writing on a level I wish I hadn't. As someone who suffers with mental health, I understood this on a level I wish I hadn't. (Reminder that mental health is health!!!) It was a difficult read for me, but ultimately I think I'm glad I read it?
If you have read and enjoyed Crying in H Mart and/or A Living Remedy - I'd suggest you pick up What We Carry. All three books had strong themes of mother/daughter relationships and loss and grief. Like everything else I read though, I'd encourage you to check the content warnings first!