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Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala

19 reviews

shellybelly's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.75

Wow.  Such loss. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

lindsayerin's review

challenging dark sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Child death, and Death of parent

hannahpiper's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

flyfarther79's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

banusha's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I gave it 5 stars. Not because it was so well written nor because it was the best read. But because it was so honest, so personal and so vulnerable. Deraniyagala writes that she isn't a telling person, that she usually avoids talking about what happened. Yet she writes so vividly about her grief in this book. She includes the various nuances and doesn't shy away from the complexity of grief. I didn't get the feel that she fully understood every aspect of the grief while she went through it, and that was somehow refreshing to read about. She didn't try to explain it all the time. She described it as she experienced it. She explored her memories, her feelings and her actions. She was flawed in the way she handled it, and she didn't hide it. 

I didn't cry while reading this book. I expected to, but I didn't. I don't what that entails. Or if it even matters. But I feel it important to mention. I didn't cry. 

I have a hard time trying to conclude this book. I've decided that I'm not going to. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

jennifer_bush_73's review

dark emotional sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts

onegirlandtheworld's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

This book will stay with me for a long time. It was not what I expected but it was a great read. The fractured writing style really captured the fracture and fragility of Deraniyagala's experience and coming to terms with her losses and new life. You really feel like you've been on the journey with her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

emfass's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

Utterly devastating and raw. Deraniyagala starts the book just a few minutes before the December 26, 2004 tsunami hits Yala, Sri Lanka, where she, her husband, her two sons, and her parents are staying on holiday. She is the only member of her family to survive.

In this book, she chronicles the months and years that came after, and her very human ebbs and flows through tremendous grief. I am grateful she is able to share her story with us.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

_anna_banana_'s review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts