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244 reviews for:
What to Do When I'm Gone: A Mother's Wisdom to Her Daughter
Hallie Bateman, Suzy Hopkins
4.17 AVERAGE
244 reviews for:
What to Do When I'm Gone: A Mother's Wisdom to Her Daughter
Hallie Bateman, Suzy Hopkins
4.17 AVERAGE
I’m a little torn. I like Hallie Bates as a creator, and I expected this to be a super emotional and impactful read but it just wasn’t. I am lucky enough to still have both of my parents, but I have a lot of anxiety about death and dying so I was hoping to walk away with a few new nuggets of wisdom and/or comfort on how to potentially deal with the inevitability of death. The advice in this book was sweet, a little cliche, and ultimately just felt a little lacking in depth for readers outside of the mother/daughter team. I’d recommend Tyler Feder’s “Dancing at the Pity Party” for a graphic novel that deals with similar subject matter in a more impactful way.
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
This is actually 5 stars but it made me cry so hard in the end the ache got me too much. This is wholesome, cute, hilarious and devastating.
I lost my dad a few months ago, I can honestly say it is one of the most hard/heart breaking things I've had to go through. Just making it day by day is daunting enough. I spotted this in the new book order I was processing at the public library that I work at about a month and a half after my dad passed away. Seemed rather serendipitous to find it. I found it so moving and beautiful, I ordered my own copy. Parts of this book ring so true and while some of the advice my dad would never offer me, I found it very comforting. There is no "one size fits all" book about death, but I found lots of comforting advice in this one.
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
I didn't love this book like I thought I would. I just lost my father-in-law and hoped that this book would talk through more of the feelings that come up when you lose someone who played such a major role in your life. I wish there were more pages dedicated to the immediate feelings after the loss and fewer about the times later in life.
I thought maybe it would help me gain more perspective on loss, or some solutions that the author and illustrator came up with to combat the open hole that would be left. And it did a bit.. but I guess I just expected more answers to questions that no one can really answer.
The illustrations were sweet and comforting, I genuinely felt like I would fall into the space with her daughter and be there with her. And, of course, Hopkins' voice was strong throughout.
I think my favorite page was Hopkins visiting her daughter in her dreams. Beautiful illustration and beautiful sentiments.
I thought maybe it would help me gain more perspective on loss, or some solutions that the author and illustrator came up with to combat the open hole that would be left. And it did a bit.. but I guess I just expected more answers to questions that no one can really answer.
The illustrations were sweet and comforting, I genuinely felt like I would fall into the space with her daughter and be there with her. And, of course, Hopkins' voice was strong throughout.
I think my favorite page was Hopkins visiting her daughter in her dreams. Beautiful illustration and beautiful sentiments.
I laugh-cried throughout this book. It's a quick read with gorgeous illustrations, and so much truth wrapped up in it. As someone who lost their mother relatively recently, this book was a balm on my soul. I only wish I had found it sooner, because in the early days of grief when I had no focus, this book would have been perfect as it is short, to the point, and not wordy or overwhelming, which I found most books to be as a newly-grieving person.
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced