Michael WITHOUT APOLOGY
Catherine Ryan Hyde
Lakefield Union Publishing
May 6, 2025
273 pages
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When I read a book that really impacts me, I have a hard time reviewing it. This is one of those books. There is so much to absorb with this one.
In a nutshell, it is a book about scarred people—not just physically but also emotionally or both. It is about self-worth and acceptance.
As a young boy, Michael is critically injured in a fireworks accident. He carries scars for the rest of his life. While in college he decides to make a documentary about scarred people. He realizes (as does the reader) that almost everyone carries some kind of scars. And, everybody deals with them differently. With the help of an incredibly kind and intuitive instructor, Michael makes the impactful documentary.
This book really makes me think. Catherine Ryan Hyde has the ability to pull the reader right into the story. She picks intense subjects to write about. And, she writes about them in depth.
This book will stay with me for a very long time.
What I got out of the book: Live life without apologies, unless I actually owe one.
The book will explain.
Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the Advance Readers Copy.
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