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brogan7's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
A friend of mine recommended this book, and it feels very personal. Even describing what it was about is quite personal, like you might focus on different aspects of the story.
It's about Helen Knott losing her mother to cancer and shortly afterwards, her grandmother to dementia. It's about grieving and learning and letting go of what once was, not just her foremothers but how she related to the world, what she took on, etc.
I like that she talks about uncertainty and how to meet it, though I feel that she is still quite attached to certainty, even as she supposedly embraces being uncertain.
It's about Helen Knott losing her mother to cancer and shortly afterwards, her grandmother to dementia. It's about grieving and learning and letting go of what once was, not just her foremothers but how she related to the world, what she took on, etc.
I like that she talks about uncertainty and how to meet it, though I feel that she is still quite attached to certainty, even as she supposedly embraces being uncertain.
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Drug abuse, Racism, and Sexual violence
kchin's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
A powerful memoir on what it means to be a strong woman. It's heartbreaking, hopeful, beautiful, and everything in between. A love letter to all my strong women out there, you are not alone.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Colonisation
joyful_patatas's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Racism, and Colonisation
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
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