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remigves's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
misskamibee's review
5.0
What a beautiful book. I will admit that there are a few parts that were especially close to my own personal experiences, and therefore a bit hard to listen to- but that she wrote something that makes you feel like her words could be your words I find quite magical. Thank you for this journey, Edwidge.
matthewwester's review
5.0
The author hit the right balance between her personal experiences with death (including the death of her mother shortly before writing the book) and literary examples. Death is one of the hardest topics to capture in words (there are a thousand ways to miss the mark) and this book is an inviting exploration on some of the ways authors have managed.
yasminwooldridge's review
5.0
The description of her mother's death hit the close to home for me since my own mother died of cancer. Writing about death when it's been so personal is far from easy, however, Edwidge Danticat does beautiful work here.
joshgauthier's review
4.0
"The Art of Death" is a melancholy--and at times, beautiful--book that weaves memoir with literary examination to explore ideas of life and loss and how writers--throughout time and across a spectrum of experiences--have worked to capture the complexity surrounding the final moments of a life. Danticat takes an experience that is both universal and deeply personal and skillfully works through the questions in a text that is easy to read but that also manages to capture--or at least glimpse--truths that are often difficult to put into words.
jackieeh's review
4.0
Danticat is exactly the person I want to go on this journey with. Her personal story is all the more moving for all the texts she brings into conversation. This is an ideal craft text, too, because form and function are in perfectly harmony.
sittingwishingreading's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0