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A review by shawshaff
Sandwich by Catherine Newman
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
more, MORE inner workings from the brain of 54 year old menopausal woman. I laughed and cried. I related to Rocky's musings as a 26 year old. I will be thinking about quotes from the book for quite some time, truly beautiful writing.
"And this may be the only reason we were put on this earth. To say to each other, I know how you feel. To say, Same. To say, I understand how hard it is to be a parent, a kid."
"I cry a little then, because of the conversation and the wine and this absolute devastation and blessedness, rolled up into a lump in my own throat that I have been trying to swallow for my whole life."
"She waited to die until I left the room, which is a thing I've heard parents do. I can imagine it. I mean, you're never done being somebody's mom, ever, are you? She took care of me until the very end."
"I cry a little then, because of the conversation and the wine and this absolute devastation and blessedness, rolled up into a lump in my own throat that I have been trying to swallow for my whole life."
"She waited to die until I left the room, which is a thing I've heard parents do. I can imagine it. I mean, you're never done being somebody's mom, ever, are you? She took care of me until the very end."