Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder

79 reviews

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

dancing at the pity party sees feder simply excels not only in making readers care abt her mum w/in only a few pgs, but also masterfully evokes the pain and struggles that such a monumental loss creates.

feder's reflection, feelings, emotions and sentiment following her mum's diagnosis and subsequent death sting w/ their strange yet recognizable familiarity abt loss, despair, the neverending wrangling of being ok yet forever changed and the constant, low thrumming state of living w/ such a loss. rarely has a book made me feel and reflect so deeply abt loss, in all its messy, complicated reckoning. one thing that differentiates this book from so many others that share the same subject matter, however, is how it uses humor w/ abandon, to cope and foreshadow and reflect, and i rly enjoy this aspect and how familiar it is.

the art complements the story and never distracts, and at times utilized to great effect to portray important scenes and evoke emotions. in fact i quite admire how the simple art is able to make me feel so much, such a good blend of story and art this book has.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Terminal illness and Medical content

ceemahoney93's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

iris_garden's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent

bettyemanee's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Lovely book about going through loss of a parent at a young age. When Rhonda died, I felt so sad even though I barely know her😅😅

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent

runningjenw's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

stefhany's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

sydthereader's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

The quote from Kirkus Reviews “Cathartic and Uplifting” really sums up this whole book. I wish I had it when I was younger, but at the same time I don’t think it would’ve meant as much. 

“Turn something crappy into something sweet” is one quote from this book that I think sums the whole thing up. I loved the art style and the order Tyler Feder puts her events in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Medical content and Medical trauma

livcbrown's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

babymoomoocow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

I was given this book because my mother died very suddenly at the beginning on the year. And my friend who gave it to me also had a parent die relatively recently. It’s a good book to ready if you’re a person between the age of 15- and like? 30?

It’s not a 5 because it wasn’t totally relatable since my mom’s passing was so sudden and not like what happened to Tyler Feder. But it was very helpful. 

Read this book with a box of tissues close by if this is something you’re reading while grieving  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Grief, and Death of parent