Book Review Alert: I Wanted Peace: A Divorce Memoir
Author: D.
Lynn X
Published
Date: September 12, 2018
Publisher:
Honorable MENCHAN Media LLC
ASIN: B07HB875T8
Rating: 4
stars
I’d like to
thank the author for sharing her insight, and personal experience on her road
to a better place. As I read I could
easily see how this memoir might be inspirational to others, who are
considering leaving a marriage, trying to work up the courage to, or recently
have left a marriage and are on the road to recovery. This was clear to
me. However, for me I Wanted Peace: A Divorce Memoir is an extremely short read of about
fifty pages, for a memoir, at times it felt like it was just the surface of the
author’s experience I read. More like a
justification for the actions taken. While this is personal content that was
enjoyable and inspirational to read, I felt as a reader and outsider I would
have loved to read more around the author’s actual experiences, this could have
been enhanced. This could have helped the narrative to not seem like just the
surface or an overview. For example what she did, how she did it, and who
helped her and her children survive, also her ex-husband’s responses etc. would
have been lovely to read in more detail. The rawness and emotion I felt was
left out, adding to the smaller page count, or feeling of an overview of the
memoir. I would have loved for this memoir to be a little more ‘raw’ and from the
heart, but don’t get me wrong it’s certainly a good and worthwhile read! I recommend it to anyone who has been faced
with the decision to leave a marriage, on the road to recovery or who has an
interest in the subject matter. I could fully understand why the author did
what she did, and how I this short read could help others. Four stars from me,
thank you for sharing your story.
(Reviewed by Kim)
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