A review by charvi_not_just_fiction
A Matter of Death and Life: Love, Loss and What Matters in the End by Marilyn Yalom, Irvin D. Yalom

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

A really emotional, moving and interesting read on bereavement, grief, loss and old age. I took my time with this one and I'm glad I did. It feels wrong to rate this book because it's not just a book. It's a man coming to terms with his wife's death, his death anxiety and knowing what it is to live alone. It's a memoir and a product of the love of two people who've never known a life without each other. How do you rate something so raw and personal?

I found it to be a very moving and enlightening book that constantly had me reaching for the tissue box.