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mfinch76's review against another edition
5.0
I was afraid reading this would feel like exploiting a family's tragedy. I was afraid reading this would bring up too much of my old griefs.
There is beauty in the way Leiris shares his pain and somehow, reassures me that I will continue to live through mine.
There is beauty in the way Leiris shares his pain and somehow, reassures me that I will continue to live through mine.
bashsbooks's review
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
You Will Not Have My Hate is a poetic reflection on a violent, sudden, and tragic loss. Leiris invites the reader in to his world (and his son's) after losing beloved wife and mother Hélène to the November 2013 terrorist attacks. Leiris has such a fine and visceral way of describing grief, of showing how he felt it so acutely. I was most taken by the part where he asks if he will have the right to be a complex and nuanced person after this tragedy and the subsequent popularity of his Facebook post addressed to the culprits.
If I had one criticism, it would be that at times, Leiris seems to refer to his wife as if she were a lost possession of his and Melvil, or to suggest that his grief was somehow greater than that of her other close loved ones, like her mother. I don't know if that's a translation thing or what. But it struck me as awkward, and it happened more than once.
If I had one criticism, it would be that at times, Leiris seems to refer to his wife as if she were a lost possession of his and Melvil, or to suggest that his grief was somehow greater than that of her other close loved ones, like her mother. I don't know if that's a translation thing or what. But it struck me as awkward, and it happened more than once.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence and Mass/school shootings
-Terrorismteresapetralia's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
4.0
this is not an easy read... i don't know how leiris manages to fit so much emotion in such a short read. i liked it but i wouldn't necessarily reccommend it.
kombucha_coordinated's review against another edition
fast-paced
5.0
Ouch. That was very real and horrifically beautiful! The grief griefed.