Sweet Charlotte?

Today I read "Sweet Charlotte's Seventh Mistake" by Cori Crooks. Artist and writer Cori Crooks decided to write this book based on her blog, "A Gag Reflex" detailing her difficult life with her mother and the search to learn who really was her biological father.

Cori was her mother's seventh and final child, almost all her brothers and sisters had different fathers and only 2 of them lived with her growing up. When she was a young girl her mother told her that the man she thought was her father may not be her father, and so Cori struggles to learn who her biological father is and where she belongs in the world. She details her story through photographs, art, diary entries, and phone conversations. No one should ever go through life like Cori, but somehow she broke the cycle and has used those life experiences to enhance her art and writing.

This book was tragic and beautiful all at the same time. The page layouts and art work were fantastic and posed an beautiful contrast to the pain Cori writes about. It's not a traditional book by any means, it is almost like a diary pasted into a scrapbook. I highly recommend this book. If you are interested in reading "Sweet Charlotte's Seventh Mistake" by Cori Crooks, you can find it at your local library or Barnes and Noble. You can also check out Cori's blog "A Gag Reflex" or her new home "The Swaying Hips of Cori Crooks"