Elfrieda wants to die so desperately that, at one point in the novel, she cuts her wrists and drinks bleach.ĪMPS, as Elfrieda abbreviates the Coleridge line that lends the novel its title, has been called a book about suicide. Yolandi lives a happy enough life, though she's down on herself for sleeping around, for not being as career-driven as she might be. Yolandi has two children Elfrieda has none. Yolandi lives in Toronto Elfrieda lives in Winnipeg. The other is Elfrieda, or Elf, a world-class concert pianist known for her Rachmaninoff, in much demand in the capitals of Europe. One is our narrator, Yolandi, a moderately successful author of rodeo-themed young adult novels. An adult drinks from what looks like a beer bottle, and there's a mention of seeing lots of wine bottles around the home.In Miriam Toews's brilliant and desperately sad new novel, All My Puny Sorrows, we meet two sisters. Strong language includes "f-k," "s-t," and variations.
One other scene shows a couple kissing in a car while one is on the other's lap. A scene in bed shows a couple under covers thrusting and grunting. No direct acts of violence are shown, but pain, suffering, and wanting to die are central to the story. Their father also killed himself, and flashbacks show his final moments. It's about two sisters, one of whom wants to die, tries to kill herself, and eventually - spoiler alert - succeeds.
Parents need to know that All My Puny Sorrows is a psychological drama based on a book by the same name. Several mentions of taking and not taking medication.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. A doctor mentions prescriptions for Valproic and cariprazine. Mention of finding lots of bottles of wine. An adult drinks from what looks like a beer bottle.
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