Memoir Blog #3

I finally finished Come Back and it was a really touching book. The first few chapters were hard to read, but once I got past there the book had me hooked. I learned several things from this memoir. One thing I learned is no matter how awful you think your life is, it could always be worse. My life has been perfect compared to Mia's. I also learned that when everything else fails, love remains. Seeing how much Claire loved Mia, even when she was a complete mess, was so touching and reassuring. It showed that no matter how much we mess up, someone will still love us. The book's ending is so amazing. To see how far Mia's come in just a couple years is incredible. I was happy that she graduated out of the program and went on to college. It was also great to see the rebuilt mother-daughter relationship between Claire and Mia. My favorite character of the book was Sunny. She was always so light-hearted. And surprisingly enough, I did not see her being a Lesbian coming. And I love when she announces it in group. It was so funny how everyone was like " well we all knew that". And the way Sunny said it makes it that much better. This book actually transformed me a little. Reading through the seminars made me look at my own life. It also helped me to see what a large affect each individual person has on all the people around them.