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ash_lamont's review against another edition
5.0
This is my third attempt to write this review !
Thoughts on book ? Wonderfully written, often shocking yet many beautiful passages.
I got the book from the library - it's now overdue, because I didn't (and did) want it to end. It's the kind of book you want to buy and then highlight all the lines, and references to other works, you like. I particularly like "A baby balloon".
The very good read.
Thoughts on book ? Wonderfully written, often shocking yet many beautiful passages.
I got the book from the library - it's now overdue, because I didn't (and did) want it to end. It's the kind of book you want to buy and then highlight all the lines, and references to other works, you like. I particularly like "A baby balloon".
The very good read.
elp_kelp's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse
newson66's review against another edition
1.0
Whereas I loved her first book, this was just a little too uncomfortable. I found the unravelling story of parental divorce to be a little voyeuristic and unpleasant. I just didn’t care to know the details - rather like being told an excruciatingly dull life story by a distant friend that just grates, before becoming irritating. File under, don’t really give a damn. Sorry.
wildgurl's review against another edition
4.0
To Throw Away Unopened
By Viv Albertine
2018
Faber & Faber
When Viv Albertine's mother passed on, she was left with the task of cleaning up her home and sorting through her belongings. She find a zipper bag with the words 'To throw away unopened' amongst her them, and so began the beginning of this wonderful memoir.
When her parents went through a child custody battle i the 1960s, the court encouraged each parent to keep a seperate journal, and both did. After both parents have died, Viv acquires both journals and begins to read them. They are shocking and chilling to her and leave her with even more unanswered questions.Viv's honest candor and upfront honesty about her viewpoints and emotions are admirable.
This memoir is a testimony to motherhood, and the strength of women. Throughout are many quotes by women, some humorous, some about empowerment. This is her journey and experiences being a mother to her daughter, as well as her experiences with her own mother.
Candid and absorbing, I found this book and Viv absolutely charming.
By Viv Albertine
2018
Faber & Faber
When Viv Albertine's mother passed on, she was left with the task of cleaning up her home and sorting through her belongings. She find a zipper bag with the words 'To throw away unopened' amongst her them, and so began the beginning of this wonderful memoir.
When her parents went through a child custody battle i the 1960s, the court encouraged each parent to keep a seperate journal, and both did. After both parents have died, Viv acquires both journals and begins to read them. They are shocking and chilling to her and leave her with even more unanswered questions.Viv's honest candor and upfront honesty about her viewpoints and emotions are admirable.
This memoir is a testimony to motherhood, and the strength of women. Throughout are many quotes by women, some humorous, some about empowerment. This is her journey and experiences being a mother to her daughter, as well as her experiences with her own mother.
Candid and absorbing, I found this book and Viv absolutely charming.
annereadsalot's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.25
hannahsimpson's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0