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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
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wandering in the library, i found this book and picked it up on a whim. read over a day in multiple locations while walking to the library to return it before it’s due date.
I teared up multiple times reading it, and loved the disjointed analysis of poems and scientific studies, personal reflections, and photos all related to crying in its many forms.
I teared up multiple times reading it, and loved the disjointed analysis of poems and scientific studies, personal reflections, and photos all related to crying in its many forms.
First of all, take a moment to soak in this gorgeous cover. Now, to the insides. The Crying Book is a collection of vignettes and poems and famous (or not-so-famous) literary passages about crying. Heather Christle’s life is one big emotional rollercoaster—a friend has just died by suicide, she’s pregnant with her first child, and the United States is under a horrifying administration—and tears are the one central, unchanging thing. Christle digs into Lachrymology, the science of tears: The body produces different types of tears to keep eyes lubricated, to flush out foreign objects, and, of course, to show emotion. They have different chemical makeups and different viscosities. She writes about the agency of crying women, shares Amazon reviews for crying baby dolls, and considers the weaponization of white tears. The Crying Book is moving, sad, powerful, beautiful little book.
From Best Books We Read in October–December 2019 at Book Riot and Endorphins Make You Happy at Crooked Reads.
From Best Books We Read in October–December 2019 at Book Riot and Endorphins Make You Happy at Crooked Reads.
My pisces moon wanted to love this but it kind of felt like reading tweets.
as someone who cries a lot, this touched me in a way I can't describe in words, but she can.
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Me gustan los libros fragmentarios y este no puede serlo más. Una investigación sobre las lágrimas, el llanto y decenas de temas adyacentes y curiosidades varias. Muchas cosas me dejaron impasible, pero encontré algunos destellos.
Content Warnings
Minor: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical trauma
"I wish I could love him again. And better."
"Writing a poem is not so very different from digging a hole. It is work. You try to learn what you can from other holes and the people who dug before you. The difficulty comes from people who do not dig or spend time in holes thinking that the holes ought not to be so wet, or dark, or full of worms. 'Why is your hole not lined with light?' Sir, it is a hole."
"Writing a poem is not so very different from digging a hole. It is work. You try to learn what you can from other holes and the people who dug before you. The difficulty comes from people who do not dig or spend time in holes thinking that the holes ought not to be so wet, or dark, or full of worms. 'Why is your hole not lined with light?' Sir, it is a hole."
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