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clarabooksit's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
4.25
What an incredibly moving and hopeful portrait of a life before and after a pivotal moment of loss. I love the connections Schulz made, the way she made them, and the particular way she juxtaposed what we have lost or may lose with what we have found or may find. Her writing is so beautiful and carried me along like a gentle current. I loved this.
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer
ashenlar's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
I picked this up after reading the author's personal essay in The New Yorker (When Things Go Missing) and discovering that it was developed into this memoir. Beautiful and clever writing around the ideas of 'loss' and 'finding' illustrated with a range of narratives, from the deeply personal to the universe-spanning.
Maybe not one for people who prefer tight/sparse writing; I enjoy both precise and more verbose writing - as long as it's done well - and I felt that every image, story and reference the author uses to develop the emotional threads are constructive to the overall themes that are centred around the loss of her father and the 'finding' of her partner, and well worth getting drawn into. Definitely would read again
Maybe not one for people who prefer tight/sparse writing; I enjoy both precise and more verbose writing - as long as it's done well - and I felt that every image, story and reference the author uses to develop the emotional threads are constructive to the overall themes that are centred around the loss of her father and the 'finding' of her partner, and well worth getting drawn into. Definitely would read again
Moderate: Terminal illness and Death of parent
purplepenning's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.25
A beautifully written, poignant memoir on loss, love, and the ampersand that is life.
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Terminal illness and Medical content
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