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killerqueen102's review against another edition
5.0
‘I know it is not so much about what my father says as it is about being with him, a laugh I will never laugh again. Never had come to stay. Never feels so unfairly punitive. For the rest of my life I will live with my arms outstretched for things that are no longer there’
oxnard_montalvo's review against another edition
Deeply personal collection of essays about the author's emotional experiences after the death of her father and the essays do focus on their relationship and her memories; this isn't explicitly a treatise on grief in general, or the process of mourning, so be aware if you are expecting a broader approach. From reading other reviews, I get the impression many people go into this book wanting something less personal to the author; these are almost like diary entries.
Personally, I found it incredibly poignant. Particularly the parts about how people struggle to 'say something comforting' in times of great sorrow. How hollow well meaning sentiments seem.
Personally, I found it incredibly poignant. Particularly the parts about how people struggle to 'say something comforting' in times of great sorrow. How hollow well meaning sentiments seem.
mitskacir's review against another edition
3.0
Usually I'm such a fan of Adichie, even her short stories, because she so quickly and fully engages us with the characters. However, these "Notes" were so brief that I think even she wasn't able to fully flesh out her characters. There were certainly moments where I felt like I really knew the people in her life, for example in her story of her dad feeling like he was lied to at his surprise party, but most of the time we are in Adichie's head. When in her head, she mostly reiterates that she is sad, which of course is understandable, but not particularly interesting. Certainly not my favorite Adichie read, nor the most moving meditation on the death of a loved one I have read (I couldn't help comparing it to [b:Crying in H Mart|54814676|Crying in H Mart|Michelle Zauner|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1601937850l/54814676._SX50_.jpg|68668937]). I think I would have enjoyed it more if it focused more on her father and her memories of him, since those parts were the most engaging, and you could see her love for him more in her characterization of him than in her descriptions of her grief.
sousandwich's review against another edition
5.0
I would like to give a big hug to Chimamanda as a review.
starry_n8ght's review against another edition
5.0
“For the rest of my life, I will live with my hands outstretched for things that are no longer there.”
“It does not matter whether I want to be changed, because I am changed. A new voice is pushing itself out of my writing, full of the closeness I feel to death, the awareness of my own mortality, so finely threaded, so acute.”
Obrigada Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (tudo de bom para ti rainha)
“It does not matter whether I want to be changed, because I am changed. A new voice is pushing itself out of my writing, full of the closeness I feel to death, the awareness of my own mortality, so finely threaded, so acute.”
Obrigada Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (tudo de bom para ti rainha)
eweaver1028's review against another edition
5.0
I loved how this short book was both a stunning reflection on grief as well as a beautiful tribute to Adichie's father. Her descriptions and stories about her father made her reflections on grief even more impactful.