Review by klor - What My Mother and I Don't Talk about: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence

A review by klor
What My Mother and I Don't Talk about: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence, by

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

Picked this back up ahain after I DNF-ed earlier in the year because I wasn't quite ready for it. The book has a rich variety of stories and authors and I find myself particularly drawn to the more reflective and longform ones. I enjoyed Thesmophoria, 16 Minetta Lane, and the last three stories (Her Body/My Body, All About My Mother, and I Met Fear on the Hill). I also had a soft spot for The Same Story About my Mother. It's insightful how I can relate my relationship with my own mother spanning through various moments in various stories. A lot of these are heavy and talk well into traumas but also in how complex love and relationships are. I probably still won't recommend it to my mother, but it did make me want to get to know her more, complications and all.

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A review by klor What My Mother and I Don't Talk about: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence, by

A review by klor
What My Mother and I Don't Talk about: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence, by