etienne02 's review for:

All We Knew But Couldn't Say by Joanne Vannicola
4.0

First I will start with a prediction, this book is not officially out yet, but it will gain a high level of love and interest when it will. I'M the third reviewer now, first two give five, but I expect it to maintain a 4,25 and attract lot of lover... Will see how it goes, maybe I will look stupid and it won't but I think there's a strong public for that kind of book.

For my appreciation now. I didn't enjoy this book that much because of the subject and the fact that it didn't resonate in me. It talk about child abuse, bad parenting, homosexual acceptance and a hard life for the character/author since it's kind of biography. So I didn't see myself in it and I read enough, and seen enough, of those hard childhood/life to really enjoy it. But event if I didn't was all into it, I still consider it to be a good book. It's well written, the author does not fall into self pity, she is resilient and just dell the thing like they happen and how she goes through it but no cheap drama here. It also cover a long period of time, mostly from the early 70s to the mid 90s and those were well represented. And of course I can't judge badly a story like that and I think it can help people living through similar or partially similar event to go over it. For me it was more of a 3/5, but I can't honestly give it less then 4/5 because all the stuff that were minus, were for personal reason. It truly believe this book has an audience waiting for it!