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siriface's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, and Racism
inkedinpages's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Chow's memoir, Seeing Ghosts, tells her experience with grief and loss throughout her childhood and into her adult life. Starting with the loss of her mother at a young age, Chow sees the world through the lens of grieving. In her memoir, she writes about the impact of loss on relationships and highlights the differences in how people experience it.
My thoughts:
I must admit, this one took a little longer than I usually like to grab my attention. But, once it did, I couldn't stop thinking about it.
Chow writes in such a brilliant way; alternating between letters to her mother, her own thoughts, conversations with her father. Because of this writing style, I felt like I was reckoning with the losses I have experienced in my personal life right along side her. The differences in the family dynamics as they attempted to process was so fascinating. Dad set about doing, and in doing that he appeared to be avoiding a lot of the time. Kat set about feeling, and doing that, it appeared she would never heal from the loss. Her sister set about caretaking, and in doing so appeared to be more controlled in her grief.
I am huge fan of the memoir genre. This is a memoir that not only tells the story of the author but also forces the reader to think about their own experiences right alongside of the writer. This is a story that I will be thinking about for months and years to follow.
My thoughts:
I must admit, this one took a little longer than I usually like to grab my attention. But, once it did, I couldn't stop thinking about it.
Chow writes in such a brilliant way; alternating between letters to her mother, her own thoughts, conversations with her father. Because of this writing style, I felt like I was reckoning with the losses I have experienced in my personal life right along side her. The differences in the family dynamics as they attempted to process was so fascinating. Dad set about doing, and in doing that he appeared to be avoiding a lot of the time. Kat set about feeling, and doing that, it appeared she would never heal from the loss. Her sister set about caretaking, and in doing so appeared to be more controlled in her grief.
I am huge fan of the memoir genre. This is a memoir that not only tells the story of the author but also forces the reader to think about their own experiences right alongside of the writer. This is a story that I will be thinking about for months and years to follow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Grief, and Death of parent
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