A review by johndiconsiglio
What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez

3.0

Nunez’s National Book Award-winner The Friend co-starred a dog. So this one features a cat. Actually, both books are about death. (Fun!) An author stand-in accompanies a terminally ill friend on her assisted-suicide journey. (Thinly-veiled Susan Sontag?) Luckily, this is a small, smart, witty read. Rachel Cusk-like, Nunez incorporates seemingly random conversations & observations into a loose plot. But unlike Cusk, she knows when to add pathos & humor. If you’re looking for euthanasia with some laughs—who isn’t?—you’ve come to the right place. Birds next time?