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caseythereader 's review for:
The Dark Side of Memory
by Tessa Bridal
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Thanks to Books Forward PR for the free copy of this book.
- As you may know, one of my all time favorite books is CANTORAS, which is set in Uruguay in the 1970s. I picked up this book to learn more about the real life events depicted in that book, and there was so much to learn.
- The author used a narrative style for much of the book, which not only kept it from being a dry recitation of the historical timeline, but really brought these people - flaws and all - right to the reader.
- It's obviously a tough read, and the descriptions of what happened in the prison are brutal. It was worth it for me for the ruminations on what and who exactly is family when life has been torn apart.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail