A review by takingoverthesun
Isaac's Song by Daniel Black

5.0

This companion book to Don’t cry for me wasn’t necessary (That’s how good don’t cry for me was as a standalone) but I’m so glad it exists!! I just love how this is told from Isaac’s perspective as he goes to therapy and reflects on his childhood and upbringing. Seeing this perspective after knowing about the fathers perspective in don’t cry for me just made me cry for both Issac and Jacob. 

"It's like I made up a history. My memory doesn't support my frustrations. Not completely." 
"It rarely does. We make people what we need them to be so our feelings make sense. Everyone does it."

I liked how in reflecting on his life, Isaac realized why his dad was the way he was and that there were times where he had appreciated his mom but not his dad because his memory told him that his dad was the bad guy but the events didn’t always portray that. I liked seeing Isaac go through a journey of forgiveness and I just died when he went home to read all of his father’s letters from Don’t cry for me. I just wish there was more closure for Isaac outside of him writing his families story, which I did also really like. Does he find love? Does he live on the land? I wish some of these questions were answered and not just in the air.