About the book:
Title: Uncontrollable; A Novel
Author: Sara Staggs
Genre: Contemporary
At 36 years old, Casey Scott appears to have it all: a booming career as a civil rights litigator, a loving husband, and two sweet young children. But she also has epilepsy, and her worsening seizures threaten to destroy the life she toiled to build.
When her doctor says she is likely to die if her seizures are not controlled, Casey is at a crossroads: will she choose her career and lifelong aspirations, or her family and health?
The decisions she makes affect her marriage, children, and future in ways she could never expect.
Told by Casey and her husband, Uncontrollable is an emotional roller coaster that examines both what happens when the life we may be forced to live is not the life we planned to live, and the compromises we make to survive in the face of adversity.
When her doctor says she is likely to die if her seizures are not controlled, Casey is at a crossroads: will she choose her career and lifelong aspirations, or her family and health?
The decisions she makes affect her marriage, children, and future in ways she could never expect.
Told by Casey and her husband, Uncontrollable is an emotional roller coaster that examines both what happens when the life we may be forced to live is not the life we planned to live, and the compromises we make to survive in the face of adversity.
My Thoughts
Sara Staggs gives readers an inside look at what a life with epilepsy looks like. She like Casey the main character are lawyers, married, and struggles with epilepsy. The view isn't picture-perfect in fact it has a lot of flaws. As a person who struggles with epilepsy, I could immediately identify with Casey and I got a birds-eye view of how family members struggle watching their loved one have seizures, deal with the side effects of medication, all the testing, and most of all wanting to stop the seizures but being unable to. Epilepsy affects the entire family and Ms. Staggs showed that.
People who battle epilepsy every day and those who love them should read this book! This book is literally meant for the epilepsy community.
If you want to know the day-to-day life of someone living with epilepsy then pick up this book!
People who battle epilepsy every day and those who love them should read this book! This book is literally meant for the epilepsy community.
If you want to know the day-to-day life of someone living with epilepsy then pick up this book!
Content warning: language and trauma. I will say that in my opinion the language, while not my thing, is perfectly placed.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book via the publisher. I was not required to write a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
About Sara Staggs
I write fiction and creative nonfiction. I have been published in several literary journals, the BrainAblaze blog, and the Huffington Post. I attended the Yale Writer’s Workshop, and won the Globe Soup 2021 Summer Fiction contest.
I practiced civil rights litigation and have always loved writing. I can be found exploring the outdoors, reading, bike riding, and (of course) writing anything and everything. I live in Portland, Oregon, with my husband and two children.
My debut novel Uncontrollable is available now.
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1 comment:
Good review, Andi. It does sound interesting.
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