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debnanceatreaderbuzz's review
3.0
Rosenblatt’s daughter died. She was young and seemingly healthy, but she died, leaving a husband and young children. Rosenblatt and his wife moved in with the husband and the grandkids and tried to put things aright, to make sense of what happened and to help the little family figure out what to do next.
A lovely read.
A lovely read.
mikolee's review
3.0
A loving memorial to the authors daughter, a talented doctor and mother of 3 who suddenly died of heart failure while on a treadmill one morning. The author and his beloved wife move in to help their son in law care for the kids. Well written, moving and so sad.
lisagray68's review
4.0
Great memoir, by Roger Rosenblatt, who lost his adult daughter suddenly to a rare heart defect. Roger and his wife then move in with his son-in-law and the grandkids and this memoir is about re-entering the child-rearing years as a grieving grandparent. Unlike so many memoirs this one is not overdone.
purlewe's review
5.0
This is one of those books you shouldn't judge by its cover.
I am starting to pick audiobooks thru my library. But I am finding it dificult. None of the books I want to hear are there. Which means I take to compiling a list of books that sound interesting. Making Toast by title and by bookcover sounded interesting. Hard to know when you don't have the object in front of you to read the book jacket.
Making Toast is a spare book. The author reads of the 18 months after the loss of his daughter with short, clipped sentences. Hearing about his loss while his voice cracks I was moved several times to tears. This is the story of how life goes on. Both with taking care of the grandchildren as well as remembering the past. It is a powerful yet quiet story. It is almost as each word was chosen with care so not to overwhelm the reader with the author's personal loss. I think it heightens the feeling of loss, and makes you realizes the losses in your life more.
I am glad I read this. I just wished I had been prepared. It is my own fault for not knowing.
I am starting to pick audiobooks thru my library. But I am finding it dificult. None of the books I want to hear are there. Which means I take to compiling a list of books that sound interesting. Making Toast by title and by bookcover sounded interesting. Hard to know when you don't have the object in front of you to read the book jacket.
Making Toast is a spare book. The author reads of the 18 months after the loss of his daughter with short, clipped sentences. Hearing about his loss while his voice cracks I was moved several times to tears. This is the story of how life goes on. Both with taking care of the grandchildren as well as remembering the past. It is a powerful yet quiet story. It is almost as each word was chosen with care so not to overwhelm the reader with the author's personal loss. I think it heightens the feeling of loss, and makes you realizes the losses in your life more.
I am glad I read this. I just wished I had been prepared. It is my own fault for not knowing.
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