A review by bexxa12345
Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder

5.0

I read this book because I lost my mom in January of 2020 to reasons unrelated to covid. I was 17 years old and didn't know what to do. My life was thrusted into uncharted territory and I still don't quite know what to do. I have had to force stop myself from sobbing in school because this book just hit too close to home. It feels good to know that someone actually gets it and having something that shows you aren't grieving abnormally, even if those around you may think so. The part where she went back to her dorm after everything happened is so relatable and even a year and 5 months later, I still do that. I'll look at a picture and think, "I had a mom when I took this." or at something I bought and think, "I had a mom when I bought this." My life has also separated to the before and after and I don't know when it will not be. I also can't remember my mom's voice that well and the only bit I can remember is what her voice sounded like when she was annoyed or yelling at my brother for something he did.Thank you for writing this.