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A review by fjerda
A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
‘The act of living is different all through. Her absence is like the sky, spread over everything.’
C. S. Lewis, here, has written the most truthful book about grappling with the sharp pains and dull aches of grief that I think can be done. His honesty and contradiction yet unerring intelligence and questioning is a tonic. I felt deeply his grief, and as he is in conversation with God, the ‘Cosmic Sadist,’ the element of religiosity as a help and hinderance to the grieving process is beautiful. This book is painful and has helped me reframe my own deep and expansive grief in a way I didn’t know I needed.
C. S. Lewis, here, has written the most truthful book about grappling with the sharp pains and dull aches of grief that I think can be done. His honesty and contradiction yet unerring intelligence and questioning is a tonic. I felt deeply his grief, and as he is in conversation with God, the ‘Cosmic Sadist,’ the element of religiosity as a help and hinderance to the grieving process is beautiful. This book is painful and has helped me reframe my own deep and expansive grief in a way I didn’t know I needed.