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A review by katiecatbooks
To Throw Away Unopened by Viv Albertine
5.0
Memoir. Child of divorce. Caring for elderly parent.
Story: Viv's memoir begins after the death of her mother and then jumps to a memory of her moving into her own apartment with her daughter after her divorce. The narrative continues in circles eventually coming full close at her mother's death.
Lamguage: Each chapter begins with bolder text set in the recent present and relating to her mother's final days. After this follows plain text featuring stories from her past featuring her mother growing up or her relationships. The book also contains B&W photographs relating to items or places from her past.
Characters: While names have been changed, this memoir focuses on Viv's mother, father, sister, daughter and other relationships with men from her past.
I'd never heard of Liv Albertine before I picked up this book and only vaguely aware of her band The Slits. In the end it didn't matter as this is a book not about music or her life in a band, but about an adult woman trying to take care of her dying mother, sort through her (divorced) father's history, all while trying to raise a teenage daughter and work. Unexpectedly page-turning and gripping, this is a memoir of many generations.
Story: Viv's memoir begins after the death of her mother and then jumps to a memory of her moving into her own apartment with her daughter after her divorce. The narrative continues in circles eventually coming full close at her mother's death.
Lamguage: Each chapter begins with bolder text set in the recent present and relating to her mother's final days. After this follows plain text featuring stories from her past featuring her mother growing up or her relationships. The book also contains B&W photographs relating to items or places from her past.
Characters: While names have been changed, this memoir focuses on Viv's mother, father, sister, daughter and other relationships with men from her past.
I'd never heard of Liv Albertine before I picked up this book and only vaguely aware of her band The Slits. In the end it didn't matter as this is a book not about music or her life in a band, but about an adult woman trying to take care of her dying mother, sort through her (divorced) father's history, all while trying to raise a teenage daughter and work. Unexpectedly page-turning and gripping, this is a memoir of many generations.