Goodbye, Vitamin (Khong) - Book Reviews

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A heartwarming book about Alzheimer's disease? Seriously? Rachel Khong's first novel comes adorned with rows of hot pink, orange, and yellow lemons, but a pitcher of lemonade would have been apt too, for this is a writer who clearly knows how to squeeze the sweetness out of the tart fruit life throws at you.
Heller McAlpin - NPR


Wry, warmhearted, and wise, Khong’s writing can turn mid-sentence from really funny to really sad, and often back again. Her subject is disease, but she (and her characters) resist any impulse to pathologize.… Khong’s novel will stay with you long after you turn the last page. What more can be said for a book about remembering?
Julia Felsenthal - Vogue


Goodbye, Vitamin is one of those rare books that is both devastating and light-hearted, heartfelt and joyful, making it a perfect and unique summer read. Don't miss it.
Isaac Fitzgerald - BuzzFeed


Tender yet funny in turns, Goodbye, Vitamin offers poignant insight into family, memory, marriage, parenthood, love, and loss.
Jarry Lee - BuzzFeed


A darkly funny debut novel about love, loss, and heartbreak.
PopSugar


A good mix of humor and love.
Elle


Tragic and funny.
Entertainment Weekly


(Starred review.) In her tender, well-paced debut novel … Khong writes heartbreaking family drama with charm, perfect prose, and deadpan humor.
Booklist


[A] heartfelt family dramedy in a debut novel that ruminates on love, loss, and memory.… Ruth and Howard are a hilarious father-daughter duo, at turns destructive and endearing, and … Khong's pithy observations and cynical humor round out a moving story that sparks empathy where you'd least expect it.
Kirkus Reviews