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The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer
5.0
“The secret to a beautiful death is to live a beautiful life.”
While I thought this book was about death, I think it’s really a book about grief. There were so many things I loved about this book and if there was anything I didn’t like I really can’t think of it. This was a beautifully told story about a woman learning to live after learning so much about death.
Despite the subject matter, I found this to be a very relaxing and cozy read. There aren’t high stakes like in most books. The life vs death is much more real as opposed to some dangerous adventure and delves into the importance of all kinds of relationships.
I loved being able to see Clover’s world view through the relationship with her grandfather and how he also may have failed her as a parent in some ways even while being a great one.
I loved seeing her navigate the beginnings of a friendship and how to heal that friendship after arguments and mistakes. I loved the relationship she cultivated with Claudia, even though she knew Claudia was on her deathbed, and becoming her friend anyway.
I loved reading about her first romantic encounters with Sebastian and learning how dating can show you want you don’t want…and then subsequently meeting someone who complimented her well. (I also loved how we got to see what led her to the beginning of this romance rather than the romance itself.)
I loved the little conversations with Leo and how everything she learned in the book before his death helped her to grieve him better.
And most of all, I loved seeing her learn to have a relationship with herself and cultivate her happiness by finally allowing herself to live in spite of the sadness and heartbreak that can come with it.
This is a truly beautiful story and I will recommend it to anyone and everyone.
While I thought this book was about death, I think it’s really a book about grief. There were so many things I loved about this book and if there was anything I didn’t like I really can’t think of it. This was a beautifully told story about a woman learning to live after learning so much about death.
Despite the subject matter, I found this to be a very relaxing and cozy read. There aren’t high stakes like in most books. The life vs death is much more real as opposed to some dangerous adventure and delves into the importance of all kinds of relationships.
I loved being able to see Clover’s world view through the relationship with her grandfather and how he also may have failed her as a parent in some ways even while being a great one.
I loved seeing her navigate the beginnings of a friendship and how to heal that friendship after arguments and mistakes. I loved the relationship she cultivated with Claudia, even though she knew Claudia was on her deathbed, and becoming her friend anyway.
I loved reading about her first romantic encounters with Sebastian and learning how dating can show you want you don’t want…and then subsequently meeting someone who complimented her well. (I also loved how we got to see what led her to the beginning of this romance rather than the romance itself.)
I loved the little conversations with Leo and how everything she learned in the book before his death helped her to grieve him better.
And most of all, I loved seeing her learn to have a relationship with herself and cultivate her happiness by finally allowing herself to live in spite of the sadness and heartbreak that can come with it.
This is a truly beautiful story and I will recommend it to anyone and everyone.