With thanks to NetGalley, Sarah LaBrie, and Harper for providing this ARC, it is with deep regret that I will be unable to provide a review for this [read] book at this time. I thank you for both the opportunity to read this and for your understanding in this matter.

No One Gets to Fall Apart is a heart-wrenching story of one daughter's journey through life in the shadow of her mother's undiagnosed schizophrenia. In short stories, LaBrie explores her mother’s psychosis and questions what it means for her own future with mental illness.

The writing is simplistic and very straightforward, never holding much back; teeming with honestly and clarity. It's a story of mother and daughter; a story of mental illness and how it can track through a family. Incredibly touching, insightful. A must-read.

Thank you Harper Books and NetGalley for the digital copy in exchange for an honest review! Available 10/22/2024.

Wow. This one is a tough read. The author grew up in Houston, the child of a single mother who was difficult at best, and as she grew older she had mental challenges, especially depression, and then her mother began to have increasing difficulty eventually leading to a diagnosis of schizophrenia. The author dealt with this and examined her family history, all while wondering if she was going to have the same problems as her mom. Gripping and a lot going on here.

There is a pervasive sense of dread. As Sarah grapples with her mother's schizophrenia, she also tries to reckons with how it has affect her relationship with her mother and how drifts through life and disassociates.

This book was a very sad true account of a woman coming to terms with her mother's mental illness. The book starts off with a woman talking to her schizophrenic mother as she is going through an obvious delusion. It was very sad to witness the pure terror in her mother as she was explaining what was very obviously not true. I can just imagine what this would do to a daughter. The book then shifts from what is currently going on to how our author lived as a child with a woman who had undiagnosed mental illnesses. As a child she had no clue what was going on with her mother she just knew that she was very different, and it was these differences that caused struggles. What I really liked about this book was how the author wrote her mother's as a person who was struggling and needed help she didn't write her mother as a monster and she didn't vilify her illness instead she showed her with compassion. This book made me lose all track of time as I devoured every word. A beautifully written story that I'm very glad to have been able to check out. This memoir shows how important it is for people to be understanding of what others could be struggling with when they don't come across as "normal", but it also shows how important it is to get that diagnosis if not for the person struggling then for their loved ones also struggling. This was a beautiful book from start to finish and I loved how it took what could have been a very dark read but instead filled it with understanding instead. I'm very glad to have been given the chance to check it out and can't wait for my friends to read this as well.

No One Gets to Fall Apart feels like someone let air into a stuffy room. While reading I felt lost in conversation in the best way and couldn't put it down! I can't wait to add to my shelf and share with my friends.

Sarah LaBrie has written a moving emotional memoir.A touching look at her Mom & her life stories.This is a beautiful memoir a book I will be recommending a story that stayed with me even I read the last page.# netgalley #harperone

Sarah Labrie has always had to keep it together. Her mother is schizophrenic and constantly worries about being in danger. Sarah plays along with her mom’s delusions, but there’s no room for Sarah to be the child in the relationship. This is such a strong memoir about the fear of inheriting mental illness and trying to outrun our genetics and family history, all while trying to navigate the world as a young Black woman. This memoir is so rich. It tackles complicated friendships and relationships, career dissatisfaction, deeply rooted insecurities, and the question of whether to start a family with severe mental illnesses in one’s DNA. I felt the author’s fears of falling apart like her mother. She feels like she’s always one setback away from losing it all. The stakes are higher for her as a Black woman trying to make it in a competitive industry. Vulnerability flies off these pages. This book also offers a lot of compassion for people with schizophrenia and makes the reader think about what it would be like to live with such a severe mental health issue. I think this is a beautiful story of compassion and understanding, and everyone should approach schizophrenics with the same kind of tenderness and sympathy as Sarah Labrie.

what a beautiful, melodic, personal memoir. labrie’s voice shines throughout, and the interweaving of both hers and her mother’s stories is crafted so beautifully. already recommended to a friend. this was stunning.