If you want to understand how abusive behaviour and relationships look like, read this book.
You don’t need to read non-fiction to understand some psychology. Fiction can be enjoyable and at the same time very useful.
📚”I let you go” Clare Mackintosh.
This is my second favourite book from this year reading.
🤔What to expect?
✔️It’s definitely “can’t put it down” kind of book. And has more than one unexpected turn. It made me wonder “what’s next” every new chapter. And it is realistic. Characters are very human and ordinary. No flawless superheroes or absolute villains here. Even who seemed that way, not feels so, when you read their thoughts.
✔️This book has a lot of drama and internal monologues in it. And mainly, it focused on relationships in different variations. Between partners, society, and within oneself. Also, it depicts a very realistic portrait of abuser and kind of relationship with such a person. As a psychologist, I would recommend reading this book if you want to know more about how unhealthy relationships look like, but don’t like non-fiction literature.
✔️Finally, “I let you go” feels sad and dark in some of the chapters. For me, this was mainly because of child death involved. This kind of event is difficult to grasp even in the book. Meanwhile it’s so beautifully written that I could immerse myself in it. It’s just amazing.
💫So, for me, this book:
- Has many unexpected turns and twists
- Emotional
- Depicts child’s death influence on mother’s mental life
- Has internal dialogues and thoughts of more than one character
- Feels sad and dark at some points • Shows how abusive relationships look like
- Realistic
- Beautifully written
💫My overall 10/10 Some vibes from “Local woman missing” M. Kubica (but “Local woman” was less dramatic, faster paced, and 7/10 for me).
