Reviews tagging 'Death'

This Will All Be Over Soon: A Memoir by Cecily Strong

8 reviews

aliteraryescape's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Physical abuse and Abortion

alysalovely's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

5.0

wow.
Raw, real. Cecily details her 2020, amid the grief of losing her young cousin to brain cancer.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Death

angreadseverything's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

3.0

I only really know of Strong from her SNL work so it was interesting to read about how the pandemic and the loss of a close family member affected her. It's easy to forget how scary and isolating the early days of the pandemic were and through using a journal format, Strong details how she coped with losing loved ones as NYC came to a standstill. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Gun violence, and Abortion

shiran_fa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Police brutality

missrosymaplemoth's review

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

Minor: Toxic relationship and Abortion

thelovelylibrarylady's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

While This Will All Be Over Soon was nothing like I thought it would be, I ended up enjoying it tremendously. The way Cecily Strong decided to write this novel has been criticized for being too informal, but that was what I liked the most about it. While writing about serious topics like the death of her cousin, domestic abuse, and the COVID-19 pandemic, Strong relates to her readers with this "journal-like" writing style. I appreciate and commend Strong for being so vulnerable with the world through this memoir.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Abortion

mcriv617's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

4.25

Some great reflections on grief. I love Cecily and really enjoyed this opportunity to get to know her more. She’s honest and unapologetic with her emotions in a way that invites the reader to freely reflect on their own experiences with loss. It’s a journey through the pandemic and death in general, so I don’t recommend reading if you’re not ready to reflect on loss and many of the peak fears and challenges of 2020 (but do pick it up once you’re prepared!). I laughed, I got teary, and I wrote down a line that so perfectly encapsulated my own experiences with grief and loss. I do recommend the audiobook as she reads it herself!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Terminal illness

Minor: Domestic abuse and Mental illness

jgpeterson501's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death

Moderate: Mental illness