A review by michaelpdonley
Where Reasons End by Yiyun Li

4.0

A fascinating book. It's a conversation between a mom and her teenaged son after he's died by suicide. The author's son died the same way, and it was written in the months after his death. There's a deep insight into her relationship with her son, but it's not necessarily universal insight. A lot of cerebral "arguments" about nouns and verbs and language, but you have to read between the lines to hear the heartache of the mother.