lncastle's review against another edition
4.0
"Grieving is the activity of saying goodbye over and over again, of never being able to say goodbye".
This is an extremely thoughtful, interesting, and beautifully written exploration of the relationships between material objects and death. A must read for anyone curious about the process of dealing with a person's possessions once they are no longer alive to make use of them.
This is an extremely thoughtful, interesting, and beautifully written exploration of the relationships between material objects and death. A must read for anyone curious about the process of dealing with a person's possessions once they are no longer alive to make use of them.
rsosolen's review
5.0
If you are someone who has suffered from a loss of a loved one, or has an interest in Death Studies, then this is a must read book. Gibson draws from a series of interviews she took from individuals who have lost their loved ones and how they related to the Objects left behind. But it is so much more that an analytical work with poetic language and a sensitive insight to a powerful subject-how we face death and the objects that are left behind. The writing will pull you in, the subject matter will hit you hard, and you will end the book with a new perspective on grief and mourning.
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