Book Review
Allesandra's Bequest by R. M. Fraser
Review by Charina SM
BITTERSWEET SURPRISE
Allesandra
is a woman that takes her own life at a very desperate moment. Throughout the
book we get to see what drove her to that point and the struggles that she and
her husband went through. We also get to see what happens to the ones left
behind after a tragedy. This book deals with a lot of strong topics. It talks
about child abuse, domestic violence, rape, depression, and suicide.
When I first started reading this book I didn’t know what to
expect. I was very nervous because not only was I stepping away from my reading
comfort zone; I also never read anything by R. M. Fraser before. I had a
bittersweet surprise. Bitter, because the book was so sad that it made me cry
near the end. Sweet, because I loved the way it was written. To be honest I
didn’t expected to like it this much.
The book has very little dialogue. You can probably find
about five lines or less during the whole book. But to make up for the missing
dialogue, the book has these beautiful lyrics in between the paragraphs on each
chapter. I never read anything like it before. I was very surprise that I
understood every word without problem. I usually have a hard time with poems
when they are in English.
I really like this book. It is a very sad, very strong book,
from the beginning. But I loved the way the lyrics told the story so well. I
made me think of what music is really about. Music tells a story. Music shows
someone’s feelings. If the author made a CD with all the songs from the book,
I’ll buy it. I can honestly say that R. M. Fraser just won a new fan.
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