This was a unique story in a number of ways. If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be? Her narration was good and only improved. Sheckells’s performance did you like?Īt first her cadence seemed a little unnatural but as time went on things seemed to flow easier and become more fluent. Jules, by far was the more relatable of the characters, however each had an aspect to them that was relatively easy to relate to, wether by identifying personally or by drawing similarities to people known to you in life.

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Are children obligated to their parents at all costs? There are no heroes or enemies, just a portrait of an American family. Things Unsaid is a mesmerizing tale of how difficult it is to escape parental bonds and the devastating toll that previous generations can have on their children. Told from each family member's point of view, the complexity of the bond between parents and children evokes highly charged emotions with little space for the characters to breathe. Now, as adults with children of their own, they are all faced with the question of what to do to help their parents, who insist on maintaining the upscale lifestyle they're accustomed to despite their mounting debts.Ī deft exploration of the ever-shifting covenants between parents and children, Things Unsaid is a ferocious tale of family love, dysfunction, and sense of duty over 40 years. Jules, her sister Joanne, and her brother Andrew all grew up in the same household - but their experiences growing up have made them all very different people.

Things Unsaid by Diana Y. Paul