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paigereitz 's review for:
They May Not Mean To, But They Do
by Cathleen Schine
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was an emotional book, and hard at times. A story of a family in the matriarch's twilight years, a story of dementia and the slow waltz toward death, and a story of picking up the pieces as a family grieves that loss and finds how they all fit together again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent