RaveThe New York Times Book ReviewFuller leaves nothing under the table, under the rug or under wraps ... The last thing you expect to do when you read a book about a child dying is to laugh ... The wit in this memoir is soul-piercing ... Fuller is sagacious and perspicacious. She is a sublime writer. In the hands of another memoirist, the story of Fi might be unbearably sad, but this book is a mesmeric celebration of a boy who died too soon, a mother’s love and her resilience. It will help others surviving loss — surviving life.
Keri Blakinger
RaveThe New York Times Book Review... brave, brutal ... a riveting story about suffering, recovery and redemption. It’s funny at times — and I felt bad laughing about someone sinking as low as Blakinger did, but she’s sardonically witty, so I couldn’t help myself. Ultimately, there’s nothing comical about her descent ... When I read that passage, I was tempted to close the book — it’s hard to witness self-harm — but Blakinger is a gifted writer and she’d ensnared me. I needed to stay with her; I wanted her to be OK ... Blakinger’s fine book offers promise to sufferers of addiction, eating disorders, depression or other manifestations of psychic pain, and to those serving time. However, Corrections in Ink doesn’t stop at recovery ... inspiring and relevant.
