Reviews tagging 'Death'

Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole by Susan Cain

19 reviews

kelseyr713's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

3.0

Really appreciated some of the sentiments/quotes from this book, but it wasn’t compelling enough that I couldn’t put it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

clarabooksit's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Antisemitism, and War

spec_tacles's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Child death

kmaron's review against another edition

hopeful informative slow-paced

4.0

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Moderate: Death

enthusiasticsamantha's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Graphic: Death and Abandonment

atamano's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Dementia, and Grief

Minor: Child death, Death, Genocide, and Death of parent

takarakei's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

This is definitely one I want to get my own copy of to go back and reference parts of. Similar to Cain's other book Quiet (which I am part-way through) she talks about the history of melancholia and how those of us who are in touch with these parts of ourselves often feel out of sync with the "Tyranny of Positivity" culture in America specifically. I think if you are at all interested in this subject then this is a good place to start.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Dementia, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Antisemitism

author is jewish and talks a bit about her family's holocaust trauma mentions of animal testing

juliethere's review against another edition

hopeful reflective relaxing slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Antisemitism, Dementia, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

hope2023's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

The chapters rambled a bit, but there are thought-provoking ideas to reflect on regarding the importance and beauty of sadness and transformation.  Themes discussed will resonate with each person differently depending on their experience/background. 

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Moderate: Death

megbert581's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death