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A review by bartlebies
I'm Just a Person by Tig Notaro
4.0
For anyone who's already watched the documentary, watched "One Mississippi", listened to her "Live" album, we know what to expect. We know the story. But it was amazing to be able to read all the details, learn about relationships never before fleshed out through her comedy and her NPR talks and her interviews on late night shows. Notaro has an indisputable rough go of it, but her ability to be so grounded and so open and so incredibly insightful through it all is what makes this otherwise simply-written book something of a revelation. To talk about death frankly is not something anyone seems to do, especially with the person who's dying, and the way Notaro delves into that is fascinating and heartbreaking and frustrating all at once.
And my favorite quote regarding how to talk to someone who has been confronted by tragedy: "When I heard, 'Wow, that sounds really hard,' or even an awkward 'I don't know what to say...' it was tremendously comforting. I felt as though someone was really talking to me and considering what was actually going on, and, most importantly, was willing to succumb to the moment instead of covering it up with a one-size-fits-all platitude. I imagine that most people in my situation, regardless of their religious beliefs, would want the opportunity to express the depths of their fears, concerns, and questions without being showered with blind and deaf positivity."
And one, on death: "Losing a loved one provides a never-ending loop of milestones. There's always the first day, the first week, the first year, the first birthday, the first Mother's Day, the first Christmas; one painful anniversary after another, year after year."
And my favorite quote regarding how to talk to someone who has been confronted by tragedy: "When I heard, 'Wow, that sounds really hard,' or even an awkward 'I don't know what to say...' it was tremendously comforting. I felt as though someone was really talking to me and considering what was actually going on, and, most importantly, was willing to succumb to the moment instead of covering it up with a one-size-fits-all platitude. I imagine that most people in my situation, regardless of their religious beliefs, would want the opportunity to express the depths of their fears, concerns, and questions without being showered with blind and deaf positivity."
And one, on death: "Losing a loved one provides a never-ending loop of milestones. There's always the first day, the first week, the first year, the first birthday, the first Mother's Day, the first Christmas; one painful anniversary after another, year after year."