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A review by quoththeraven97
The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Clover Brooks is a death doula, guiding others through their final days with grace, comfort and companionship. Clover is quite the character - she's introverted, socially awkward, and not scared of death, though most people avoid talking about it. Her experiences with death started at a young age when she witnessed her kindergarten teacher pass away suddenly during class.
Through her career as a death doula, Clover comes to grips with her own life and regrets from a new perspective. Clover keeps records of words her clients share with her before they pass, in notebooks titled "Regrets", "Advice" and "Confessions". One of her clients, Claudia, leads Clover to realize that she doesn't want to come to the end of her own life with some of the same regrets she has heard repeatedly from previous clients; and that in order to die a beautiful death, one must live a beautiful life.
One may think that a book about a character that is seemingly surrounded by death would be dark, but this story was quite the opposite, in fact, bringing to light the beauty and joys of life, if you are only willing to let them in.
All opinions expressed in this review are my own. I listened to the audio version of "The Collected Regrets of Clover" from Macmillan Audio via NetGalley, due to be published on May 09, 2023.
Through her career as a death doula, Clover comes to grips with her own life and regrets from a new perspective. Clover keeps records of words her clients share with her before they pass, in notebooks titled "Regrets", "Advice" and "Confessions". One of her clients, Claudia, leads Clover to realize that she doesn't want to come to the end of her own life with some of the same regrets she has heard repeatedly from previous clients; and that in order to die a beautiful death, one must live a beautiful life.
One may think that a book about a character that is seemingly surrounded by death would be dark, but this story was quite the opposite, in fact, bringing to light the beauty and joys of life, if you are only willing to let them in.
All opinions expressed in this review are my own. I listened to the audio version of "The Collected Regrets of Clover" from Macmillan Audio via NetGalley, due to be published on May 09, 2023.
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent