A review by beorn_101
Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson
4.0
I read this for work. It was the first book I read that was completely in prose. I liked it, the prose meant it was a really quick read. It also lent itself to feeling like it was a journal getting the internal thoughts of our main character.
The content is heavier, grappling with a parent who is losing themselves to a mental illness with littler understanding. This was handled well, balancing the feelings of good days and bad days and the social isolation things like this can cause.
The pro-sports angle didn't resonate with me, but I don't watch pro-sports.
Overall, it was well written, but it isn't the type of book I would personally go out of my way to read.
The content is heavier, grappling with a parent who is losing themselves to a mental illness with littler understanding. This was handled well, balancing the feelings of good days and bad days and the social isolation things like this can cause.
The pro-sports angle didn't resonate with me, but I don't watch pro-sports.
Overall, it was well written, but it isn't the type of book I would personally go out of my way to read.