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Reviewed by Jennifer Senick for Readers' Favorite
Father, the More Loving One by Kiki Denis is a tender, poetic memoir told through the eyes of a daughter cherishing the memory and secret world she once shared with her father. The story unfolds in poignant vignettes like snowy nights, bedtime poems, and quiet lessons in kindness, love, and resilience. We follow young Kiki as she grows up in a small Greek village, nestled in the warmth of her father’s nightly rituals of poetry and song. Against the backdrop of a mother who doesn’t quite understand the sacred bond they share, Kiki and her father preserve a quiet world filled with Greek verses, dreams of Ithaca, and the “inner moonlight” that guides her long after his passing. The minimalist cover reflects the emotional quietness that runs through Denis’s poetic recollections. With a lyrical voice and reverence for language, Denis transforms ordinary moments into spiritual memories, revealing how love, once deeply felt, never truly fades.
In Father, the More Loving One, Kiki Denis offers more than a memoir; she delivers a heart-shaped gift wrapped in nostalgia and luminous prose. I could really relate to her ability to recall childhood emotions with such clarity, and the magic is breathtaking. It got me thinking about my relationship with my father, especially during my childhood, when we did magical things like walking in the woods, but said we were characters in Robin Hood. The book reads like an extended poem, where every sentence holds both personal truth and universal resonance. I was swept up in the intimacy of her inner world and moved by how she captures the softness of her father’s presence, wise, patient, and filled with quiet power. Kiki Denis doesn’t just write about her father; she makes us feel as though we knew him, too. This short book is a beautiful tribute to love, memory, and the secret lives we build to preserve the people we’ve lost. Father, the More Loving One is a book I’ll recommend to anyone who believes in the enduring glow of parental love and the quiet strength of poetry.
