Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder

20 reviews

lizziaha's review

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lighthearted sad

4.25

It feels odd to call a book about grief lighthearted, but that’s what this was. I think it really captured the complexities of grief. It was still a gut-punch, but there were little quips and moments of levity that made the whole book. 

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ecahill23's review

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dark emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0


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dragonmagic's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I really needed to read this, not that it was easy, but I needed to find solace in someone who had gone through what I had. I lost my mother in late 2019 (yeah, months before the pandemic started!)

this is the first time I'm writing a review on here if I've misused the CW/TW section someone let me know and I can fix it

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sailormegan's review

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emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I highly recommend this graphic novel to anyone who has lost a parent (or anyone) to cancer and looking for some validation or something that can almost perfectly sum up all the conflicting emotions and thoughts that come with losing a loved one. It could also be a good book to give people in your life who may not know what you’re experiencing, so they can better understand how you may be feeling (if you’re not ready to have that convo!). Or if you have a friend who lost someone and not to sure what to say or do, definitely give this one a read.







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good_names_dont_exist's review

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emotional funny sad slow-paced

3.5


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aimzthereader's review

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dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

This book is perfect. It’s raw and well done. For someone to write a graphic memoir about losing your mom and just encapsulating grief perfectly while telling their story, it’s just so well done. 

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kyriannaj's review

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0


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thewordsdevourer's review

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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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ceemahoney93's review

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4.5


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stefhany's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

4.0


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