Book 22 of my 2026 Reading Challenge
read on February 18
Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir
by Natasha Trethewey
published 2020
4 stars
Gwen Grimmette was murdered. Domestic violence is frustratingly frightening because even with all signs and notice her ex-husband gave that he wanted to kill her, including jail time for previous violence against her, it wasn't enough to protect her. It gave me little consolation to look it up and see that he was given life sentences for his crimes.
This book written by her daughter processes trauma in a surprisingly lyrical way (or I guess not surprising given the author's success in poetry). It was a very high 4 star read for me and I read it in a day.
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Ways This Book Met my 2026 Reading Goals:
- 22nd book read in 2026 (my goal is 100)
- Title starting with 'M' (I'm doing an A-Z title challenge)
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