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Tell Me More: Stories about the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say by Kelly Corrigan
6 reviews
hollydyer328's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
This is a grief memoir in essays, which I wasn't expecting, but I enjoyed the main points of each essay and the takeaways from each. The 12 phrases such as "Tell Me More," "No," "I Love You," "I Was Wrong," and more are phrases we all don't say enough and it gives us permission to practice them more. But the main emphasis is on Corrigan's grieving over the death of loved ones. Keep that in mind if that's a place you're willing to go to, because it's not so apparent from the outset.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Death
rachreads681's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Death
amiegold's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
3.75
Kelly shares with us some incredible and genuine moments from her life. This reads as a fun convo with a friend. I love that she was honest about the ups and downs in her life and what grief is really like. It was a good read, but didn't pull me in too deeply. This is a good listen (or read) to provide some uplifting companionship without having to think too hard.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Cancer
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Medical content, and Grief
lc_allen's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, and Death
centermemine's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
2.5
I skimmed the last 25% of this book. It got really hard to engage with because I felt like I’ve heard all these lessons from other authors before. I didn’t learn anything new and did not particularly enjoy the author’s voice. I appreciate that she wanted to be authentic, but there was simply too much cursing for me (I don’t mind some, but there was a lot of it). If I felt I was really gaining something from this book I could have overlooked it. It is a short, quick read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Cancer
Minor: Infertility and Excrement
thechiaraface's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent
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