You're Not You by Michelle Wildgen

I read You're Not You by Michelle Wildgen while in Hawaii. It has taken me so long to write this review, because . . . I am not sure what to say. I am not sure I liked it, but I didn't dislike it.

The main character, Becca, begins to do part-time home care for a woman, Kate, with ALS. As time goes on, Kate and her husband divorce and before you know it, Becca is living with her.

In the book, we see Becca learning from Kate, but I also saw Becca losing much of herself to Kate. The title of the book comes from the fact that Becca often has to translate what Kate is saying to other people. Becca is not herself in these cases-she is Kate, speaking Kate's words. It makes sense that it would be easy to lose yourself in this case.

I just don't have much to say. It's an interesting read, but I don't feel I learned much or that it was very thought provoking.