The theme of my 2014 A-to-Z Blog Challenge is BLUES, PUPUS, and REVIEWS.
Monday & Wednesday - REVIEWS: mini-style book reviews
The full title of this book is Love! Laugh! Panic! Life with My Mother by Rosemary Mild. A memoir is not my standard reading fare. And when the memoir is about a mother/daughter relationship, you might expect something on the order of a Joan Crawford tell-all. Not so with this story.
The author narrates with a subtle touch of humor. With panache, she applies fine layers of self-effacing detail until a full portrait of life with her mother emerges. Occasional personal revelations that the reader can relate to bring a quick smile or an outright belly laugh. If you have been raised by a hands-on mother (Jewish, Catholic, or otherwise) you may experience several “a-ha” moments as you recall similar experiences in your own life.
Trials in the yo-yo life of a perennial dieter, and insight into the debilitating illness of a parent, are interwoven with lighter tales of college angst and pleasures. The memoir is loaded with love. There are plenty of situations to encourage laughter. And often lurking in the shadows is an undercurrent of panic.
Love, laugh, and panic right along with author Rosemary Mild:
Love! Laugh! Panic! Life with My Mother sounds like a book I would like. I am attracted by the way you describe the author’s subtle humorous approach in telling the story about the trials and tribulations about her life and her relationship with her mother.
ReplyDeleteA good review and recommendation. Thanks!
Memoirs aren't my type of read, but a couple have surprised me!
ReplyDeleteMemoirs can be a big brag session and ultimately boring. That's probably why I enjoyed this one, it wasn't either.
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