Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder

43 reviews

sydthereader's review

challenging emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Fatphobia

livcbrown's review

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

babymoomoocow's review

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: Death, Death of parent, Cancer, and Grief

chaoticnostalgia's review

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Cancer

ksmo's review

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer

krys_kilz's review

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

This book was really lovely and tender. A moving meditation on grief, death, and loss and all the messiness and complexity that arise with them. I will hold it with me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

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

readingtomydogs's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Beautiful book, it made me feel so SEEN and understood. I cried a bunch, but that’s because Tyler Feder writes so insightfully that I feel like she’s writing my thoughts. It’s hard to lose your mom at a young age, you feel so alone in the experience. But this book made me feel less alone and reflect on how losing my mom has changed me, but mostly for good. I hugged this book when I finished. 

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Content Warnings

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

alekz's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

the art and story telling is great, and there are pages and pages of Tyler’s favorite things about her mom, the little moments that were so cathartic and heartwarming to hear. I can’t think that way abt my mom right now but I almost could through Tyler. this is about her losing her mom to terminal illness so big TW for the whole process of that but it’s so spectacularly accurate to the little moments of losing a mom young that no one else gets and it’s so nice to hear and see that someone else experienced the same thing. Highly highly suggest. 

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Content Warnings

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

gem114's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Physically and emotionally beautiful. I loved the art and the story. I want to give the author a hug. Top notch.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Grief

pucksandpaperbacks's review

5.0

If you're looking for a tearjerker, look no further than this book. This is a raw depiction of grief and losing a parent at a young age. Tyler recounts the events of her mother's cancer when she started college through illustrations, we learn about who Rhonda Feder was and what legacy she left behind before her passing. This was a humorous yet dark graphic memoir about a young girl losing her mother to cancer. It is a graphic depiction of grief and what I loved most was how Feder shared every aspect of grief with us especially the page on "Dos and Donts for Dealing with a Grieving Person". Though this memoir does share Feder's experience with grief, it also shares tips on how to help someone who is grieving which I really appreciated. 
Feder is also Jewish and shares how the mourning and grieving process is done in Jewish culture. 
 
This book made me sob but also reflect on my own personal grief.  So, if you're looking for a good cry or a good book about grief, I recommend this! I did read the graphic novel but also listened to the audiobook and would recommend both. 

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Content Warnings

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

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