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What My Mother and I Don't Talk about: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence by

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maddybaker27's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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emotional reflective sad

4.5

vickyoyarzun's review against another edition

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4.0

Muy real, se nota la vulnerabilidad, honestidad y personalidad particular en la escritura de cada una de las autoras.

Definitivamente el final del primer ensayo fue lo que más me marcó en el libro entero.

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emotional reflective fast-paced

3.0

My favourite essays were 9, 12 and 13. It’s hard to criticise non-fiction works that are also autobiographical and personal. While it had a wide breadth, I feel like a lot of chapters skimmed their experiences. We did learn about what they and their mother don’t talk about but I wanted meatier perspectives. A lot of them were very significant experiences but lacked, for me, a stronger emotional aspect where it broke past the barrier and showed vulnerability, rather than just being a recount. Again, it is already vulnerable to speak these silent matters and immortalise them in written word, but I do think it could have been cathartic for all to push it a bit further.