Many thanks to NetGalley and Dundurn Press for gifting me a digital copy of this book - 4 stars!
This is the story of Malcolm and his struggle with schizophrenia, as written by his father, a well-known Canadian poet and critic. The book is written is sections - the first detailing Malcolm's death, the second going back in time to Malcolm's history, then dealing with his mental health struggles. The afterword explains the devastating toll this took on the family.
This was a sad book - how could it be otherwise when written by a father about his deceased son? It's about how mental illness is such a struggle for all involved - patient, family, doctors. I lost a bit of interest in the book when it was dealing with some of Malcolm's thoughts, and it could have been the formatting of the ARC that led to a bit of confusion. But a worthwhile read.
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