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konskara 's review for:
Things in Nature Merely Grow
by Yiyun Li
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
I'm not sure what I was looking for by reading this book. I'm not sure what I have now. It's essentially the authors personal story and how she's dealing with death. I can't rate it because I can't rate a personal story, especially one this deep.
The most interesting chapters were the ones where she gave "advice" or pointed out mistakes and signs of tone-deafness from people around her (and even strangers ). She had held these thoughts - and herself - back for so long, it was almost as if she screamed them onto the page. And honestly, the things people feel entitled to say to someone suffering from loss are unimaginable.
The one part I can't seem to understand (and please respond in the comments if you've read it and have an answer) is how learning that Vincent had sent two farewell messages made him "die a second time", as his father declares.
The most interesting chapters were the ones where she gave "advice" or pointed out mistakes and signs of tone-deafness from people around her (and even strangers ). She had held these thoughts - and herself - back for so long, it was almost as if she screamed them onto the page. And honestly, the things people feel entitled to say to someone suffering from loss are unimaginable.
The one part I can't seem to understand (and please respond in the comments if you've read it and have an answer) is how learning that Vincent had sent two farewell messages made him "die a second time", as his father declares.