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A review by caseythereader
The Witch's Daughter: My Mother, Her Magic, and the Madness that Bound Us by Orenda Fink
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
3.75
Thanks to Gallery Books for the free copy of this book.
- THE WITCH’S DAUGHTER falls into the memoir category of Messed Up Childhoods, and if you gravitate toward that kind of memoir, you should definitely pick this one up.
- The narration flips between past an present, the context for and understanding of Orenda’s mother’s borderline personality disorder becoming clearer for both Orenda and the reader as the book advances.
- Fink is so empathetic toward all her family members, and illustrates precisely why it’s so hard to disentangle oneself from a situation like this.
- Additionally, Fink was a member of the band Azure Ray, so there’s some really delicious name dropping if you were a fan of Saddle Creek Records bands at their peak.
- THE WITCH’S DAUGHTER falls into the memoir category of Messed Up Childhoods, and if you gravitate toward that kind of memoir, you should definitely pick this one up.
- The narration flips between past an present, the context for and understanding of Orenda’s mother’s borderline personality disorder becoming clearer for both Orenda and the reader as the book advances.
- Fink is so empathetic toward all her family members, and illustrates precisely why it’s so hard to disentangle oneself from a situation like this.
- Additionally, Fink was a member of the band Azure Ray, so there’s some really delicious name dropping if you were a fan of Saddle Creek Records bands at their peak.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Ableism and Sexual assault
Minor: Gun violence