wordsaremything's review
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
It's odd, because there is nothing groundbreaking or brand new said here. We know how important love is, and how loss is an inevitable part of life. And yet.
I didn't even make it halfway through on audio before I knew I needed to purchase this.
I will return after rereading with actual passages I want to note down, but here's what I plan to do with this book, physically: Underline, highlight, and annotate everything that you find worth saying to a friend or spouse, a sibling or a partner. Then give it to them, and let them read it.
I will be returning to this book often.
I didn't even make it halfway through on audio before I knew I needed to purchase this.
I will return after rereading with actual passages I want to note down, but here's what I plan to do with this book, physically: Underline, highlight, and annotate everything that you find worth saying to a friend or spouse, a sibling or a partner. Then give it to them, and let them read it.
I will be returning to this book often.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Child death, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity and Infertility
Minor: Suicide
bi_n_sad's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Mental illness, Addiction, and Suicide
martapsalvado's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
*always reads fiction about love*
*reads non-fiction for once*
the non-fiction:
Jokes aside, this book is everything. So much sensibility, empathy and wisdom. One of my new favorite books for sure.
*reads non-fiction for once*
the non-fiction:
Jokes aside, this book is everything. So much sensibility, empathy and wisdom. One of my new favorite books for sure.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Grief, and Infertility
Moderate: Medical content, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Cancer, Car accident, and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Terminal illness, Drug abuse, Sexual content, and Suicide
whatannikareads's review
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
for me, this book is not one to read in one sitting. it’s a series of interviews ruminating on what love is, means, and how it has shifted in aftermath of the interviewees’ lives. i think the structure as well as the questions asked can get a bit repetitive, hence why i don’t recommend reading this in one sitting.
but i had highlighted so many good quotes that gave me food for thought. all sections were pretty strong, but it was the last part regarding loss that really struck a chord with me and made me emotional.
i enjoyed the author’s input but i felt her transitions between interviews with her thoughts were a bit short. i think she’s a great writer and i wish we got more insight from her inbetween about the interviews and how it affected her! i do appreciate how diverse her interviewees were though. i read this on e-book but i may purchase a physical copy to revisit the quotes that really stood out to me :)
but i had highlighted so many good quotes that gave me food for thought. all sections were pretty strong, but it was the last part regarding loss that really struck a chord with me and made me emotional.
i enjoyed the author’s input but i felt her transitions between interviews with her thoughts were a bit short. i think she’s a great writer and i wish we got more insight from her inbetween about the interviews and how it affected her! i do appreciate how diverse her interviewees were though. i read this on e-book but i may purchase a physical copy to revisit the quotes that really stood out to me :)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Miscarriage, Death of parent, Grief, Suicide, Medical content, Infertility, Child death, Chronic illness, Cancer, Death, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Medical trauma
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