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Review of My life uncensored
[Following is a volunteer review of "My life uncensored" by Cristina Caymares.]
The author does not deliberately arouse sympathy, as her message stands out from the front page when she explains that she is telling her story not because one of her family men touched or tolerated her body when she was young; but because what is important in storytelling is that there is a life that must be highlighted. At the beginning of the events, Cristina Caymares tells about her family, their displacement from Miami to Los Angeles, and then occasionally jumps into the hidden family ties that characterize any family in the world. So, what's really important about the writer's story and worth telling? In her book My life uncensored, Cristina wants to share her story as a lesson. She wants to relive her childhood, and what shaped her personality. When her father died at the age of twenty-six of a heart attack, her mother had the tendency to forget quickly and move on by many partners after him, after she found herself a single mother with two little daughters: The writer and her sister. Through the story, the writer also dedicated many chapters to her relatives: to her grandmother from whom she learned almost everything, to her aunt, and even to her grandfather Popa who was imprisoned for his drug trade.
One of the writer's most attractive methods is her ability to examine the psyche of those around her. The chapter dedicated to her grandmother, is one of the most empathetic chapters I have ever read, and it touched my heart in a way that is difficult to remove. It commemorates the memory of the woman from whom the writer had learned everything, and she kept the memory of her childhood glowing in her imagination as well as in her writing. The writer wants to be spontaneously cleansed of the guilt of neglecting her only teacher in life. She felt departed away from her biography altogether when the grandmother was deposited a home for the elderly, and then forgot about her existence until she died. Hence, the writer felt that a dagger in her heart had settled in place irrevocably, that she slept every day laden with the guilt of that negligence she directed to the only woman from whom she had derived the love of religion, and accompanied her to Church on regular visits because she knew she enjoyed going there. This chapter wasn't the only glowing part of the book, there's also a later chapter in which she talks about her mother who has filled her life with adventures and partners. After her father's death, they moved with her from Miami, on a journey that changed everything: circumstances, family, and future aspirations. They settle in Los Angeles, and begin a journey devoid of the father and the meanings of fatherhood. There, the family remains in harmony, but in a mood where the little girl did not feel that it was the right path on which things should go.
What I didn't like about the book was the shortened story, without diving deep into it. Although the writer has the ability to elaborate the story, she didn't do that. I think many readers would agree with me, since her life has something worth telling and publishing. However, the small size of the book did not affect my enjoyment of the tale as the biography was imbued with all the colors of life and feelings, but concise.
I’m going to rate the book with 4 out of 4 stars, because it is a humane story which everybody in the world can relate it to his life. And for the exceptional linguistic and grammatical revision of the text.
Also, the book is recommended to all the people who want to see life full of ups and downs, and learn that it is not the end of their dreams. The book is also suitable for young adults.
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My life uncensored
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The author does not deliberately arouse sympathy, as her message stands out from the front page when she explains that she is telling her story not because one of her family men touched or tolerated her body when she was young; but because what is important in storytelling is that there is a life that must be highlighted. At the beginning of the events, Cristina Caymares tells about her family, their displacement from Miami to Los Angeles, and then occasionally jumps into the hidden family ties that characterize any family in the world. So, what's really important about the writer's story and worth telling? In her book My life uncensored, Cristina wants to share her story as a lesson. She wants to relive her childhood, and what shaped her personality. When her father died at the age of twenty-six of a heart attack, her mother had the tendency to forget quickly and move on by many partners after him, after she found herself a single mother with two little daughters: The writer and her sister. Through the story, the writer also dedicated many chapters to her relatives: to her grandmother from whom she learned almost everything, to her aunt, and even to her grandfather Popa who was imprisoned for his drug trade.
One of the writer's most attractive methods is her ability to examine the psyche of those around her. The chapter dedicated to her grandmother, is one of the most empathetic chapters I have ever read, and it touched my heart in a way that is difficult to remove. It commemorates the memory of the woman from whom the writer had learned everything, and she kept the memory of her childhood glowing in her imagination as well as in her writing. The writer wants to be spontaneously cleansed of the guilt of neglecting her only teacher in life. She felt departed away from her biography altogether when the grandmother was deposited a home for the elderly, and then forgot about her existence until she died. Hence, the writer felt that a dagger in her heart had settled in place irrevocably, that she slept every day laden with the guilt of that negligence she directed to the only woman from whom she had derived the love of religion, and accompanied her to Church on regular visits because she knew she enjoyed going there. This chapter wasn't the only glowing part of the book, there's also a later chapter in which she talks about her mother who has filled her life with adventures and partners. After her father's death, they moved with her from Miami, on a journey that changed everything: circumstances, family, and future aspirations. They settle in Los Angeles, and begin a journey devoid of the father and the meanings of fatherhood. There, the family remains in harmony, but in a mood where the little girl did not feel that it was the right path on which things should go.
What I didn't like about the book was the shortened story, without diving deep into it. Although the writer has the ability to elaborate the story, she didn't do that. I think many readers would agree with me, since her life has something worth telling and publishing. However, the small size of the book did not affect my enjoyment of the tale as the biography was imbued with all the colors of life and feelings, but concise.
I’m going to rate the book with 4 out of 4 stars, because it is a humane story which everybody in the world can relate it to his life. And for the exceptional linguistic and grammatical revision of the text.
Also, the book is recommended to all the people who want to see life full of ups and downs, and learn that it is not the end of their dreams. The book is also suitable for young adults.
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My life uncensored
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
