This is one of those memoirs where you're like: "this one is going to hurt like a bitch" and it does.

The prose and narrative of the author are stellar. Even though I have never experienced what she has (and hopefully I never do) she paints such a good picture that it resonates with the reader so well. On more than one occasion it made my chest physically hurt from the pain of what I was reading/listening.
On the downside, it feels slow at times where it feels unnecessary to me.