nickie184's review against another edition
4.0
This book brought me once again to the place in my psyche that seems necessary to my life--sharp darkness right next to truth and humor. Ms. Gore captures the debilitating tension we can feel with our mothers. Her mother was troubled and troubling; Ms. Gore creates a life full of characters and love and work in spite of the harrowing and abrasive experiences she has with Eve.
The writing is warm, but not fuzzy. All caregivers should read this.
Set mostly in New Mexico, the landscape is brought to life and to my memories.
The writing is warm, but not fuzzy. All caregivers should read this.
Set mostly in New Mexico, the landscape is brought to life and to my memories.
_lj_'s review against another edition
5.0
SO GOOD! I don't have anything enlightening to say other than that everyone should read it.
conchfritters's review against another edition
4.0
i love her writing. i'm looking forward to reading her novels, but i'm starting a long-term care fund TODAY.
library_lurker's review against another edition
5.0
a captivating page-turner, both hilariously funny and devastatingly sad. for those with crazy parents and unhelpful life partners. for the observant and the wacky. for you, maybe.
readrunsea's review against another edition
5.0
I fucking love Ariel Gore. This book is just as amazing as all her other ones; a harrowing and funny tale revolving around the aging/dying of her mother. Ariel’s voice is so unique to her and I LOVE it.
mara_miriam's review against another edition
3.0
What I liked about this book:
1. My sister's ambivalence had always been a different color than mine. p.30
2. Don't ever thank anybody for acting right. p. 128
3. I wanted to ward off all the hard things that hadn't happened yet. p. 171
4. Maybe I would try an experiment: I would proceed as if being a little bit needy wasn't the worst thing. p.189 5. But that in the end it isn't so hard not to ruin everything we love. p.213
That said, I could have done with less cultural name dropping. Also, memoirs just leave a bad taste in my mouth.
1. My sister's ambivalence had always been a different color than mine. p.30
2. Don't ever thank anybody for acting right. p. 128
3. I wanted to ward off all the hard things that hadn't happened yet. p. 171
4. Maybe I would try an experiment: I would proceed as if being a little bit needy wasn't the worst thing. p.189 5. But that in the end it isn't so hard not to ruin everything we love. p.213
That said, I could have done with less cultural name dropping. Also, memoirs just leave a bad taste in my mouth.