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A review by lespetitesdents
Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley
3.0
While Sloane Crosley is talented, I wonder if she is talented enough to adopt so pretentious a tone. Excess name-dropping and materialistic superfluity notwithstanding, this memoir was charming at points. I think my issue with it is an issue with the author herself, who is simply not my type of person. Having not heard of her before this book was recommended, I was a bit surprised at the high regard she holds for herself and her personal effects. Proximity to greatness does not make one great, and this read, at times, as a memoir of a narcissist rather than a tribute to a dear departed friend.
I'm not one to judge how someone grieves; that is no one's place, but something about it all just rubbed me the wrong way. Mainly since I listened to this in audiobook format and listened to Sloane speak these words, oozing with privilege and pretension, herself.
As someone who has lost a dear friend to similar circumstances, I hoped there might be something a little more to this than an endless list of not-so-humble brags and this bizarre air of superiority. I suppose it is to be expected from someone with a publicist's background. I wish she approached this from a place of more humility.
I'm not one to judge how someone grieves; that is no one's place, but something about it all just rubbed me the wrong way. Mainly since I listened to this in audiobook format and listened to Sloane speak these words, oozing with privilege and pretension, herself.
As someone who has lost a dear friend to similar circumstances, I hoped there might be something a little more to this than an endless list of not-so-humble brags and this bizarre air of superiority. I suppose it is to be expected from someone with a publicist's background. I wish she approached this from a place of more humility.