A review by claudiamccarron
The Violet Hour: Great Writers at the End by Katie Roiphe

5.0

I've been very anxious about death recently, and, as I usually do with things that obsess me, I decided to read a book about it. I don't agree with all of Roiphe's interpretations here, but what does resonate is the beautiful writing and the palpable fear all of her subjects wrestle with. In the end, she suggests that that fear isn't something to overcome but something to live through. It didn't exactly cure my anxiety, but I'm starting to see that that may be the point.