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A review by _beccareads
We All Want Impossible Things by Catherine Newman
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Ash and Edi, have been best friends forever. But now, Edi's is sadly dying, and Ash is by her side in a hospice, taking care of her during her final moments.
This is a heartbreakingly beautiful story of friendship, saying goodbye, love and dealing with the hole in your life that loss leaves.
What really got me was how real it all felt. Ash, at times, pulled some head-scratching moves, came off a tad self-centred, and left me bewildered on occasion. But you know what? That's grief for you.
Grief, it's like this heavy cloud that just covers everything. It's messy and it's all-consuming and Ash's journey through loving and grieving for Edi simultaneously isn’t perfect, how could it be? She makes mistakes, she learns lessons and she suffers through it and thats what hit me right in the feels. I was laughing, bawling, and pondering the meaning of life, all in just a few pages.
This book captured my heart. If you've walked the path of loss, it strangely feels like a comforting companion. It reminds you that grief is this painful journey, but that grief is just love with no place to go.
They say it’s better to have loved and lost, than never loved at all and this book just nails that sentiment.
This is a heartbreakingly beautiful story of friendship, saying goodbye, love and dealing with the hole in your life that loss leaves.
What really got me was how real it all felt. Ash, at times, pulled some head-scratching moves, came off a tad self-centred, and left me bewildered on occasion. But you know what? That's grief for you.
Grief, it's like this heavy cloud that just covers everything. It's messy and it's all-consuming and Ash's journey through loving and grieving for Edi simultaneously isn’t perfect, how could it be? She makes mistakes, she learns lessons and she suffers through it and thats what hit me right in the feels. I was laughing, bawling, and pondering the meaning of life, all in just a few pages.
This book captured my heart. If you've walked the path of loss, it strangely feels like a comforting companion. It reminds you that grief is this painful journey, but that grief is just love with no place to go.
They say it’s better to have loved and lost, than never loved at all and this book just nails that sentiment.