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A review by ginalucia
Now Go: On Grief and Studio Ghibli by Karl Thomas Smith
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
On Grief and Studio Ghibli is a mindful and essay-like exploration into the idea of grief and how it manifests in some of the most well-known Studio Ghibli films.
It's one of those books that, if you struggle with grief and death, then you'll find some use in the themes it explores. Especially if you just so happen to also like Studio Ghibli, of course.
It explores grief in the sense of loss of a loved one, small everyday losses, collective loss, and even worldly losses such as climate change.
It's a book that whole short, gives you time to think and reflect. It starts the ball rolling in your mind. Due to its length though, a lot of the themes feel as though they need to be more detailed, deeper. Essentially, I wanted more.
It's one of those books that, if you struggle with grief and death, then you'll find some use in the themes it explores. Especially if you just so happen to also like Studio Ghibli, of course.
It explores grief in the sense of loss of a loved one, small everyday losses, collective loss, and even worldly losses such as climate change.
It's a book that whole short, gives you time to think and reflect. It starts the ball rolling in your mind. Due to its length though, a lot of the themes feel as though they need to be more detailed, deeper. Essentially, I wanted more.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death