A review by marianjosephine
Мой Сергей by Ekaterina Gordeeva, Екатерина Гордеева

4.0

This book was way too difficult for me to get through. Not in terms of speed; I gave up the idea of sleep about halfway through the book cause i was not going to put the book down. I ended up sleeping about 2 hrs. In the last half I actually sobbed into my pillow for about ten minutes and hid the book away for about a year. That is what this book did to me (and why it lost a star) I'm sorry cause I really tried to not make it about how heartbreaking the story was (cause it's a memoir, really, she's not going to change it up for an audience) but I haven't quite forgiven her for doing that to me. At the same time she is probably one of the most admirable people I know and I will forever remember her story. It's actually been about 10 years since I've read it, but I don't need to read it again to remember (nor do I have the inclination to put myself through that kind of emotional turmoil ANYWAY).

I remember that she wrote the memoir in a rather sophisticated way; I didn't have any difficulty or interruptions based on awkward wording or corny phrases that appear in memoirs. It was written as fluidly as fiction usually is, but it was too painful to be. So yes, it was an amazing book. I wish I could meet her.