In a recent entry I wrote about Sonya Sones' book called What My Mother Doesn't Know. Reading this book intrigued me to research the author a bit. I found that she wrote two other books in the same style as the first one i read. This book of hers hits Sones closer to home because it reflects on her sister's experiences it affected Sones firsthand.
Sones writes this autobiographical novel about her experiences when her older sister was admitted to a psychiatric facility. Sones' memories are composed into short, intense poems that retell her everyday occurrences that reflect her tone and mood on the arising situations. Most of the poems are the voice of a scared, frustrated, and irate teenager. Though she knows she can't control the circumstances, she can't help but be angry at her sister, her parents, and most of all herself. The poems express Sones' feelings of insecurities of not being able to lead a regular young adult life. She always thought people were making fun of her or talking about her behind her back because of her sister's mental state.
This novel marks Sones' first work for young adults and establishes her style of writing one to two page, well crafted poems. The titles of the poems are often indicative of what the reader can expect in the upcoming stanzas. The poetry is full of emotion and proves heart wrenching for any young adults reader because Sones' language creates an empathetic tone. Though the subject area is mostly appropriate high school age students, adults of all ages will appreciates Sones' real life, often complex, poetic saga.
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