Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Becoming a Matriarch by Helen Knott

10 reviews

avvamapia's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism

livelaughlesbian99's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

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.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Racism, and Sexual violence

wanderinghappygal's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Sexual assault, Grief, and Death of parent

siobhanward's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

Something that I really appreciated about this book is that Knott recognizes and acknowledges that life is not a straight line - it's more of a spiral, and her story feels that way. I thought this might be a memoir of a woman discovering herself and her power, and while that was part of it, it's clear that Knott knows she is still learning and growing and is still on her journey towards becoming a matriarch. I think too often these kinds of memoirs focus on people getting their lives together and solving their problems and I'm left wondering why my life doesn't feel like that. Knott is honest about her journey and about feeling lost and I really appreciated her honesty and vulnerability. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Death

Minor: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault

instalovewithbooks's review against another edition

I was really interested in this book, but I had to DNF. I felt like I was slogging through and it just wasn't worth it to continue to listen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

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.

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Content Warnings

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

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Content Warnings

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

lbelow's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

A deeply moving book of love and loss, how to break down and how to stand strong. I feel privileged to have read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism and Sexual assault

heyitssones's review

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Colonisation