Reviews - Things in Nature Merely Grow

267 reviews for:

Things in Nature Merely Grow

Yiyun Li

4.51 AVERAGE

sportula's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

krstnkay's review

4.25

emotional sad fast-paced

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besidemyshelf's review against another edition

4.0

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

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xenriquez23's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

pojoreads's review against another edition

5.0

reflective sad slow-paced

konskara's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

I'm not sure what I was looking for by reading this book. I'm not sure what I have now. It's essentially the authors personal story and how she's dealing with death. I can't rate it because I can't rate a personal story, especially one this deep.
The most interesting chapters were the ones where she gave "advice" or pointed out mistakes and signs of tone-deafness from people around her (and even strangers ). She had held these thoughts - and herself - back for so long, it was almost as if she screamed them onto the page. And honestly, the things people feel entitled to say to someone suffering from loss are unimaginable.
The one part I can't seem to understand (and please respond in the comments if you've read it and have an answer) is how learning that Vincent had sent two farewell messages made him "die a second time", as his father declares.

kwaddy3's review against another edition

5.0

reflective sad medium-paced

theyellowbrickreader's review against another edition

5.0

reflective fast-paced

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labenb1's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

sydneygilchrist's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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