I was amazed and, out of a sudden, I wasn’t anymore. At the beginning, falling in love with her poetic writing, I felt like I should tell and beg everyone to read this book! But, suddenly, that just stopped. It goes without saying that reading this book is difficult because of the topics it explores. She mainly writes about her experience as a Native American, her dysfunctional childhood, motherhood, mental health and her romantic (and also very unhealthy) relationships. This book was written after Mailhot was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder and bipolar II disorder. Heart Berries is, like I said, a memoir written in short essays.
It’s just very tough for me to write about this book. Of course I can still talk about the writing, the structure but I feel limited to a certain extent. Somehow, I feel that it takes courage to put yourself out there, to reveal your past, your pain, your struggles, your darkest sides. I need to start this review by saying that I have been noticing that it’s harder for me to write reviews on memoirs/autobiographies than it is to write about fiction and other non-fiction books. It’s also a New York Times Bestseller and it was selected by Emma Watson as the Our Shared Shelf Book Club pick for March/April 2018. I was beyond excited to read Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot.
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