Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Crying Book by Heather Christle

12 reviews

booksandteacups's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Self harm

luberry's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

really enjoyed this read as someone who cries a lot. 5/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Grief, and Suicide

Warn for the kent state shooting photograph on the 9th page. It's a well known photograph, but very sad to see still as it captured someone crying beside their peer. Just a friendly warning as i personally like to be told beforehand for such things.

itsbumley's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abortion, Death, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and Violence

lmshearer's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

This book reminded me of two others I've read this year, Maggie Nelson's Bluets (which fell a bit flat) and Sheila Heti's Pure Colour (which I loved). The Crying Book falls between these two. On the whole, the author succeeded in balancing the exploration of tears and human emotion  with personal memoir.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Suicide, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

twilightfan420's review against another edition

emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.0

I love the way this book is structured. The way Heather Christle wraps personal experience, sociological study, and biological truths into one cohesive book is intensely impressive and a pleasure to read. Even the most scientific of medical writing was easily digestible through this format and I loved how the author’s story weaved throughout.

Toward the end of the novel, Christle writes about the idea of ideas “going together” or being associated. It’s an idea I’ll certainly be revisiting and interrogating other norms because of. Plus, it was a perfect metaphor for the unconventional structure of the book.

Overall, The Crying Book offers a view into grief and pain in a way that I haven’t seen before.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Grief

gagne's review against another edition

emotional informative sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Violence, and Sexism

meaghanelizabook's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Abortion

maggiekateb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, and Mental illness

bookishcori's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Grief

Minor: Abortion

penelopereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

Beautiful, reflective writing. Unique idea, pulled off well.
I felt at home in this book about sadness, grief, loneliness, loss, longing, crying. Lovely.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Infertility, Animal death, Suicide, Abortion, Grief, and Medical content