Not sure why this title is on my "Archived Not Downloaded" tab. I did not request it & obviously did not download. It was archived over 2 years before it suddenly appeared on my shelf last week. NetGalley glitch?

Every Last Tie is interesting and eye-opening. The process by which David Kaczynski and his wife deduce that his brother, Ted, is the Unabomber is both heart-wrenching and fascinating. He includes just the right amount of family history to help the reader understand the complexities of Ted's life and their family dynamic without moving into defending his brother or his parents. I found myself feeling compassion towards everyone involved in this tangled and complex story and wishing the ending would change, even when I knew it wouldn't. One of the strengths of this book is that Mr. Kaczynski doesn't try to justify anyone's choices; rather he explains the choices he made and shares the often gut-wrenching feelings he dealt with in the process of making them.
Seldom is the public allowed insight into the lives of the family of well-known criminals - nor are we entitled to any such insight - so this book is very new territory for most readers. Mr. Kaczynski offers his deeply personal journey to the public in the hopes that we will all come away with a deeper understanding of mental illness and the profound impacts it can have on individuals, their families, and the network of people with which they interact in their daily lives. His personal fight against the death penalty is inspiring and leaves the reader with much food for thought.
The afterword, written by Dr. James Knoll, provides much-needed information about the challenges the U.S. mental health care system faces, the links between mental illness and violence, and the stigma facing those with mental illness, as well as their caregivers. The afterword was as eye-opening as the main text. The examples from current events left me wondering how many more acts of violence the American public will let pass before we collectively open our eyes to the need to address mental illness issues in truly meaningful ways.
Every Last Tie will certainly challenge some readers to re-examine their beliefs and understandings about family, the complexities of "right and wrong," and the capacity to accept and love those often labeled as unlovable by a society that knows far less than it believes it does.

David Kaczynski is the brother of Ted Kaczynski, the man we know as the Unabomber. In this honest and powerful memoir, which is as much an autobiography as a biographical account of his much-loved brother, we come to know the background to what happened to Ted plus David’s own development after the truth about what his brother had become was uncovered. The book doesn’t pretend to be a dispassionate and in-depth account, but it’s a moving and compelling personal story that I found very engaging and insightful. The afterword unfortunately adds little to the narrative and could have been dispensed with – David’s account is where the interest of the book lies. Overall, however, it’s a fascinating and insightful exploration of one man’s mental disintegration and puts a human aspect onto a terrible story.