I'm Glad My Mom Died

It's an apt memoir. Her account is genuine and it gave me visceral reactions. It's heartbreaking she had to suffer like this due to her mother's abusive and sinister behavior. Few things are more painful than having a mother who obliterates your personhood.

I appreciate her raw honesty and I empathize with everything she went through. Due to the hype and the topic (I can relate to having a tumultuous and strained relationship with family due to abuse), I was expecting this to be my favorite book of the year. However, something about the writing style didn't flow that well for me, at times, so I struggled with wanting to pick this back up between reading sessions. And I know this one's on me, but I felt it ended a bit abruptly. In a way, I was expecting to see more examination of her experience instead of a focus on factual recollection. I'm grateful I read it, nonetheless.