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A review by thebooknerdscorner
Here After by Amy Lin
5.0
A memoir told in short vignettes that highlight the intense emotions that one experiences after the death of their significant other.
I checked this one out from the library after a bookish event in which several of my local librarians recommended books. This one stood out to me because it was short, a memoir, and touched on the topic of grief. Little did I know that tragedy would impact my life this past weekend and that this would be the perfect book to get me through it. After reading this book, I immediately want to purchase it so I can reread it the next time I am faced with death in my life. This book did a great job of letting the tears flow freely and really had me reflecting on the things that we often take for granted in life. Human lives are truly fragile things and devastating events can happen at any moment, even when we least expect them.
Amy and Kurtis both seem like fantastic people, and it saddens me greatly that Kurtis was taken from this world so young. I see a lot of myself in Amy, especially when it comes to her worrisome ways. She is definitely more pessimistic than I am, but I still found myself connecting with her and her writing on a very intimate level. Kurtis, on the other hand, really reminded me of my boyfriend, who I love with all my heart. Kurtis is a runner, is super indecisive, and always knows how to keep the mood light. He is also a musician who is quick to smile and won't back down from a chance to make others laugh. All of these things also apply to my boyfriend, which I must admit, did not make this the easiest book to read. But it did make it very relatable and so easy to picture what went down in Amy's life happening to me.
It is hard to imagine the vortex that losing one's husband would leave, but this book did a very good job of helping me visualize this situation. I know that l would struggle just as much as Amy did and I would channel my thoughts in writing, too. I hope that this book was just as therapeutic for her to write as it was for me to read.
Overall, "Here After" is such a raw and insightful memoir that looks deeply into the eyes of grief and showcases how one never really makes it to the other side; grief is forever. I relate to Amy immensely as a human, but I've luckily never had to go through anything as heartbreaking as she has (and hopefully I won't have to for a very long time). This is definitely one that I'm going to buy in the near future so that I can revisit during the difficult times in my life. If you read memoirs, I would recommend this one with no stipulations.
I checked this one out from the library after a bookish event in which several of my local librarians recommended books. This one stood out to me because it was short, a memoir, and touched on the topic of grief. Little did I know that tragedy would impact my life this past weekend and that this would be the perfect book to get me through it. After reading this book, I immediately want to purchase it so I can reread it the next time I am faced with death in my life. This book did a great job of letting the tears flow freely and really had me reflecting on the things that we often take for granted in life. Human lives are truly fragile things and devastating events can happen at any moment, even when we least expect them.
Amy and Kurtis both seem like fantastic people, and it saddens me greatly that Kurtis was taken from this world so young. I see a lot of myself in Amy, especially when it comes to her worrisome ways. She is definitely more pessimistic than I am, but I still found myself connecting with her and her writing on a very intimate level. Kurtis, on the other hand, really reminded me of my boyfriend, who I love with all my heart. Kurtis is a runner, is super indecisive, and always knows how to keep the mood light. He is also a musician who is quick to smile and won't back down from a chance to make others laugh. All of these things also apply to my boyfriend, which I must admit, did not make this the easiest book to read. But it did make it very relatable and so easy to picture what went down in Amy's life happening to me.
It is hard to imagine the vortex that losing one's husband would leave, but this book did a very good job of helping me visualize this situation. I know that l would struggle just as much as Amy did and I would channel my thoughts in writing, too. I hope that this book was just as therapeutic for her to write as it was for me to read.
Overall, "Here After" is such a raw and insightful memoir that looks deeply into the eyes of grief and showcases how one never really makes it to the other side; grief is forever. I relate to Amy immensely as a human, but I've luckily never had to go through anything as heartbreaking as she has (and hopefully I won't have to for a very long time). This is definitely one that I'm going to buy in the near future so that I can revisit during the difficult times in my life. If you read memoirs, I would recommend this one with no stipulations.