250 reviews for:

Things in Nature Merely Grow

Yiyun Li

4.52 AVERAGE

jaclyncrupi's review against another edition

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Li writes from the depth of the abyss that is both her teenage sons deaths by suicide. She is never sentimental and she is not seeking to answer the questions you might assume she would. She does not flinch as she writes of her profound losses. Her prose is so polished and clean you could chip a tooth on it. The portrait she paints of her sons is tenderly and honestly rendered. This is quite simply one of the most extraordinary pieces of memoir writing I have ever read. 

spookyfemme's review against another edition

4.5

challenging reflective medium-paced

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A stark, striking memoir that will stay with me for a long time.

“Words may fall short, but they cast long shadows that sometimes can reach the unspeakable.”

antananarywa's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

mojay58's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

saralup's review

4.5

dark emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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Lovely reflection, in parenting, and how to really love a child and live a life. 
A lot of suffering. A lot of peace.

paperdavid's review against another edition

4.5

reflective sad medium-paced

uncommongrace25's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad

fabulousdave's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

eggcellent_reads's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

j1legend's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced