Sara Faith Alterman grew up with parents who were prim and proper. They never discussed sex or said bad words. So when a teenaged Sara discovered a slew of raunchy books crammed in the back of a bookshelf, she was scandalized. Games to Play With Your Pussy was written by her father, Ira. This, too, was never discussed, until decades later when her dad began acting strange. He lost his job and was working on reviving his writing career with a new line of sex books, and he needed his daughter’s help editing.

As her father sinks into the tidal waves of Alzheimer’s, Alterman navigates the devastating changes in her father’s life along with her own. She’s married, makes countless trips across the country, and has a baby in the time it takes for his body to deteriorate. Let’s Never Talk About This Again is a funny and weird and tender and oh so very sad memoir about a dad with Alzheimer’s.

From the Best Books We Read October–December 2020 at Book Riot.