The Memory Keepers Daughter
I finished this book tonight. I had heard so many mixed reviews on the book and when I had finished it took me a couple of hours to really come to my own conclusion about how good it was. I liked the book, it was well written. It was hard for me to get into, but once the I had gotten past the into the first couple of chapters of the story, I was able to get into it more. It’s a sad story and I think I can almsot understand how some people wouldn’t be able to get into it. I feel like I can relate to the story a little… not directly of course, but it’s interesting to think about. I picked up this book just before Christmas and I didn’t know much about it except for what I had read on the back cover. My grandmother saw the book and asked me if she could borrow it. Of course I didnt’ mind… As I read the story I was aware of what my grandmother found so appealing about the book. The story starts with a doctor who delivers his son, a healthy baby and then delivers his daughter who has down syndrome. He tells his nurse to take the girl away to an institution, but the nurse takes her away and raises the girl as her own. He tells his wife that their daughter had died… and he changes all of their lives in that one night.
My grandmother has a twin brother. She’s told me about how difficult it was for her to be the girl twin… My grandmother also had a daughter with Downs. She passed away when she was 7 years old and I have not heard much about her, but this book made me feel like I knew more about her and her condition. I don’t know why… I wont even try to explain it.
It didn’t end exactly like I thought it would, but I did like it. I’m not sure it would have been as good if it had ended any differently actually. I give this book a 7 out of 10.
