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clarabooksit's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
This wrecked me. And it didn’t put me back together. It hurt and it’s beautiful and I loved it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Ableism and Racism
Minor: Suicide and Bullying
caseythereader's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Thanks to Ecco Books for the free advance copy of this book.
- My goodness, is A LIVING REMEDY a powerful book. It boils over with rage and love. It brings the reader along the confusing, overwhelming path of grief.
- Chung meanders between the present day and memories of her childhood, giving us a full picture of who her parents were and the bond she had with them. Her writing is to the point, but always thoughtful.
- For me, I am grateful that this book shows that strange pre-grief period, when you know a loved one is dying but they're still here, and there isn't much you can do about anything. It's a strange, though common, situation that our society and our health care system don't really know how to deal with.
- My goodness, is A LIVING REMEDY a powerful book. It boils over with rage and love. It brings the reader along the confusing, overwhelming path of grief.
- Chung meanders between the present day and memories of her childhood, giving us a full picture of who her parents were and the bond she had with them. Her writing is to the point, but always thoughtful.
- For me, I am grateful that this book shows that strange pre-grief period, when you know a loved one is dying but they're still here, and there isn't much you can do about anything. It's a strange, though common, situation that our society and our health care system don't really know how to deal with.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Suicide
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