I find reviewing memoirs very difficult so I try not to do it very often. It is hard for me to feel like I am reviewing a book rather than judging someone's life decisions. So instead, I try to decide whether or not the book has let me experience the world through someone else's eyes and if so, did I learn anything from that experience.
Going into the reading of Affliction, I wasn't really sure what to expect. This is a dual memoir - part about Hall's father, and part about how Hall deals with the new knowledge that her father lived as a closeted gay man for the vast majority of his life. It certainly met my criteria for letting me experience the world through someone else's eyes and learn something at the same time.
Thank you to BookishFirst, the author and the publisher for my copy of Affliction. Please know that receiving a copy of this book has not affected my review. All opinions expressed here are my own,
Going into the reading of Affliction, I wasn't really sure what to expect. This is a dual memoir - part about Hall's father, and part about how Hall deals with the new knowledge that her father lived as a closeted gay man for the vast majority of his life. It certainly met my criteria for letting me experience the world through someone else's eyes and learn something at the same time.
Thank you to BookishFirst, the author and the publisher for my copy of Affliction. Please know that receiving a copy of this book has not affected my review. All opinions expressed here are my own,