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A review by thewordsdevourer
Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.75
dancing at the pity party sees feder simply excels not only in making readers care abt her mum w/in only a few pgs, but also masterfully evokes the pain and struggles that such a monumental loss creates.
feder's reflection, feelings, emotions and sentiment following her mum's diagnosis and subsequent death sting w/ their strange yet recognizable familiarity abt loss, despair, the neverending wrangling of being ok yet forever changed and the constant, low thrumming state of living w/ such a loss. rarely has a book made me feel and reflect so deeply abt loss, in all its messy, complicated reckoning. one thing that differentiates this book from so many others that share the same subject matter, however, is how it uses humor w/ abandon, to cope and foreshadow and reflect, and i rly enjoy this aspect and how familiar it is.
the art complements the story and never distracts, and at times utilized to great effect to portray important scenes and evoke emotions. in fact i quite admire how the simple art is able to make me feel so much, such a good blend of story and art this book has.
feder's reflection, feelings, emotions and sentiment following her mum's diagnosis and subsequent death sting w/ their strange yet recognizable familiarity abt loss, despair, the neverending wrangling of being ok yet forever changed and the constant, low thrumming state of living w/ such a loss. rarely has a book made me feel and reflect so deeply abt loss, in all its messy, complicated reckoning. one thing that differentiates this book from so many others that share the same subject matter, however, is how it uses humor w/ abandon, to cope and foreshadow and reflect, and i rly enjoy this aspect and how familiar it is.
the art complements the story and never distracts, and at times utilized to great effect to portray important scenes and evoke emotions. in fact i quite admire how the simple art is able to make me feel so much, such a good blend of story and art this book has.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Medical content and Terminal illness