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We couldn’t say it better: Repost @theloudlibrarylady ・・・ 🍋💊🍋💊🍋/ 5 ~ Heartfelt and dryly hilarious, GOODBYE, VITAMIN takes readers into the life of Ruth for a year as she returns home at age 30 to help care for her father who is losing his memory. My heart ached for the entire family, but just as I was starting to descend into despair, all of a sudden there would be a phrase or scene so witty or shocking that I would find myself laughing out loud. Khong manages to write about a truly horrible situation, and one almost any of us could find ourselves in, with brevity, brutal honesty, and hope. •*•*•*•*•*•*•*•*•*•*•* GOODBYE, VITAMIN is written diary style, but also includes segments of a journal of Ruth’s father about her as a child, and at times she is also writing TO her father. It was a delight to read about such identifiable and mundane moments (postal service-related fears, for example!) in the midst of the anguish over Alzheimer’s. •*•*•*•*•*•*•*•*•*•* There is grief in abundance in this book, but humor and heartwarming anecdotes and events balance it out. Highly, highly recommend. I can’t wait to read more from @rrrrrrrachelkhong ❤️ •*•*•*•*•*•*•*•*•*•* @henryholtbooks @bookofthemonthclub #bookofthemonth