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Chargement... A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself (original 2021; édition 2021)par Peter Ho Davies (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreA Lie Someone Told You About Yourself par Peter Ho Davies (2021)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. For readers who have been there and done that, this is a gripping oh-so-real book. It could potentially be triggering for those dealing with the aftermath of abortion or with family members who have autism or Asperger's or Alzheimer's, but read at the right point of your life, it is beautiful. Five stars. ( ) The first section of the book, Chances, started off strong and was a gripping account of a couple debating an abortion based upon information from the doctors that the baby may not be normal. This is an emotional and engaging section of the book. This section was previously published in a slightly different form as a short story. However, the subsequent sections as their son grows up is rather boring. His day to day activities as he ages are so hum-drum. He plays, he goes to school, he draws, he plays with his Lego blocks, he gets pets. OK, I get it. The ending is also weak. The first section should have either been expanded or left as a short story. A Lie Someone Told You About Yourself traces the complex consequences of one of the most personal yet public, intimate yet political decisions a family can make: to have a child, and conversely, to choose not to have a child. A first pregnancy is interrupted by test results at once catastrophic and uncertain. A second pregnancy ends in a fraught birth, a beloved child, the purgatory of further tests—and questions that reverberate down the years. 3.5 A decision a couple makes, a decision that at the time they felt was right, that there was little choice. A personal decision that continues to haunt, the father, the mother, the marriage and even their view of the child they eventually have. This child, a son, different, having his own difficulties. A pervading sense of shame, failure, did they do the right thing, are they doing the right thing now? Thoughts, doubts, second guessing, atonement. The father, mother, son are never named. The book is told mainly from the father's point of view. An intimate look at fatherhood, sex, marriage parenting and decisions made. This is a unique read and an important subject but also presented me with a conundrum. It is told realistically I believe, though of course I'm not a man so may not be the best judge. But are men likely to read this book? And while the subject is an important one I always felt as if I was being held at a distancee. To be honest, reading over 200 pages of someone thoughts, regrets, which were often repeated, can get tedious. So ultimately my feelings, thoughts on this book are mixed. ARC from Netgalley aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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