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wemz_11's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent
fbroom's review against another edition
4.0
I read this on the plane from Orlando to San Jose
Claire lost both parents to cancer at age 18 (her mom) and at age 25 (her dad) and this book describes her journey with grief which is really sad
She must still suffering (I read few of her posts on her blog). It must be really painful.
There is so much pain in this book, you need to think about that before picking it up.
Claire lost both parents to cancer at age 18 (her mom) and at age 25 (her dad) and this book describes her journey with grief which is really sad
She must still suffering (I read few of her posts on her blog). It must be really painful.
There is so much pain in this book, you need to think about that before picking it up.
kschilke's review against another edition
5.0
For anyone who has lost their parents at a young age, the author writes in such a relatable way. Even the structure of her novel shows the trajectory of grief. Her book sections are organized by the “traditional” stages of grief, and her chapters bounce back and forth between the decades and her age. To someone who may not have experienced the death of a loved one, this structure may be off-putting. But for someone who has, it reads like personal experience. She lost both parents before she turned 30, and her narrative goes back and forth between post-loss and pre-loss—because grief is not linear.
I came across this book after reading her more recent “Anxiety: The missing stage of grief,” and it was interesting to read The Rules of Inheritance afterwards knowing it was the window into her life and her future career in counseling.
I came across this book after reading her more recent “Anxiety: The missing stage of grief,” and it was interesting to read The Rules of Inheritance afterwards knowing it was the window into her life and her future career in counseling.
tor601's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
tcline50's review against another edition
3.0
Very well written book but I could not relate very much. It was about the loss of two loving parents.
jisimpson's review against another edition
5.0
Holy crap, can Claire Bidwell Smith write. This is hands down the best memoir -- best book! -- I've read in years.
exlibris_emily's review against another edition
5.0
This is a really honest and touching memoir... Anyone who has lost a parent and experienced the void of grief really should read this. Well written and deeply moving.