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A review by servemethesky
Dirty Secret: A Daughter Comes Clean about Her Mother's Compulsive Hoarding by Jessie Sholl
4.0
Wow. I really, really, really, enjoyed this book. Far more than I expected to, actually. Initially, I picked this up thinking it was just another individual trying to cash in on the new hoarders trend. Instead, I found a compelling and thoughtful reflection on life with a mother who is a hoarder.
Jessie Sholl is funny, smart, and an excellent writer. At times, I felt some of the writing was tangential to the story at hand (the excessive pages spent describing the pains of Repetitive Strain Injury), but it is clear that this was necessary for Sholl to fully understand and uncover her feelings for her mother.
This book is remarkable because it blends Sholl's search for meaning and peace in her relationship with her mother and her mother's hoarding with a highly readable, engaging, and informative piece of nonfiction. It definitely does a great job illuminating that hoarders are people too, and that the problem is very real.
Really, a great book. I couldn't put it down.
Jessie Sholl is funny, smart, and an excellent writer. At times, I felt some of the writing was tangential to the story at hand (the excessive pages spent describing the pains of Repetitive Strain Injury), but it is clear that this was necessary for Sholl to fully understand and uncover her feelings for her mother.
This book is remarkable because it blends Sholl's search for meaning and peace in her relationship with her mother and her mother's hoarding with a highly readable, engaging, and informative piece of nonfiction. It definitely does a great job illuminating that hoarders are people too, and that the problem is very real.
Really, a great book. I couldn't put it down.