I can't say enough about how much I loved this book. You think you know what it is about as the synposis is pretty clear... the story of a mom and daughter dealing with a terminal diagnosis. But it is so much more than that. The Goodbye Diaries spans so many ages and so many people can relate to it, but I love the college Marisa the most. She is so so relatable to anyone going to college but especially because she is living with this secret and trying to stay as normal as possible through it all. I think it is really eye opening to see lives that people live inside their own "inner circle" and when you meet them in other circumstances you don't know what they are going through. It gives lots of perspective on your relationships and how you view situations.
The writing is beautiful and flows so easily. If I didn't have kids, I could have finished this book easily in one afternoon as it really was a struggle to put it down and deal with my own life. As a mother, it was so nice to be in a place where I could relate to both sides of the stories (Marisa and Sally) and I found myself sometimes yearning for one voice and then other times wishing for the other. Their bond was so inspiring and makes me hope for that with my own children.
Overall I would give this book 10 stars if I could. It was such a wonderful story and so bittersweet as even though you know how it ends, you are still rooting for Sally to make it through.
I highly recommend this book - for mothers, daughters, sons, husbands... anyone that has a passion for human relationships. Simply brilliant.
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