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A review by lori_reads_everything
Divide Me by Zero by Lara Vapnyar
5.0
I loved this book, and yet somehow am struggling to find a way to explain and review it.
Divide Me By Zero is a novel that reads like a memoir. Katya is a Russian immigrant who is struggling with her mother's terminal cancer, while also trying to sort out the relationships with the men in her life. Her mother, who writes math textbooks, is determined to write one more book before she goes - a project that Katya takes on for her mother in the end.
This story is a testament to the complexity of love, the struggles of motherhood, and the heartbreaking reality of caring for a terminally ill parent. The authenticity with which it shows love and grief, while maintaining a dark sense of humor was so real it was hard to believe I was reading fiction. Amazing.
Divide Me By Zero is a novel that reads like a memoir. Katya is a Russian immigrant who is struggling with her mother's terminal cancer, while also trying to sort out the relationships with the men in her life. Her mother, who writes math textbooks, is determined to write one more book before she goes - a project that Katya takes on for her mother in the end.
This story is a testament to the complexity of love, the struggles of motherhood, and the heartbreaking reality of caring for a terminally ill parent. The authenticity with which it shows love and grief, while maintaining a dark sense of humor was so real it was hard to believe I was reading fiction. Amazing.