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shilohanne's review against another edition
5.0
I appreciate how genuine and raw she is about her experiences. I lost a parent during the pandemic and have the shared experience of having to make the decision to not travel. It’s validating and healing.
e_flah's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Grief
livres_de_bloss's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
I’m so glad I read this but my gosh what a heart-wrenching memoir. This was such an emotionally stirring book, I really had to pace myself with it. 💔
siriface's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.0
elizgeise's review against another edition
5.0
"I have always felt as though I have something to prove: I have to do more, be better, to make other people’s gifts and offerings worthwhile; to earn their care or justify their faith."
janalithgow's review against another edition
5.0
Gorgeously written and absolutely devastating memoir of grief and loss. Chung’s father passed away at a time
when she couldn’t afford to provide more support or visit more often; just a short time later she was kept away from her mother’s final weeks and days with the onset of COVID. I identified most with the crushing guilt of living far away from family, but Chung’s depictions of her losses and ongoing grief are just stunning.
when she couldn’t afford to provide more support or visit more often; just a short time later she was kept away from her mother’s final weeks and days with the onset of COVID. I identified most with the crushing guilt of living far away from family, but Chung’s depictions of her losses and ongoing grief are just stunning.
nikkimg's review against another edition
4.0
audiobook - this was a beautifully written and shared story, though a heavy choice for me as an only child of two chronically-ill parents lol. very heavy for anyone I think, and though it's a little hard sometimes to stick with these types of books and stories that don't bring a lot of joy to read/listen to, I do think it's comforting and important to share these, especially pandemic stories, because it's important to validate what we went through as a collective, and on our own personal levels as well.