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A review by probablyjenna
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Grief is such an intricate emotion. I find myself really drawn to stories that center grief, and have a running list of books that I think portray it most accurately (and beautifully.) Without question, Dear Edward is going to be near the top of that list.
It would have been incredibly easy for Ann Napolitano to write a single layer story focused just on the main character, Edward. His storyline had more than enough to work with, yet Napolitano instead used his character to weave together multiple different types of grief, which somehow all join together in a story that left me feeling much lighter than I expected.
Grief exists in so many different forms; Dear Edward embraces the complexity of the emotion, forces readers to grapple with its painfulness, and inevitably reminds us that to feel grief is to be human.
Some books are great books, and som are gifts. I feel like this one is a true gift.
It would have been incredibly easy for Ann Napolitano to write a single layer story focused just on the main character, Edward. His storyline had more than enough to work with, yet Napolitano instead used his character to weave together multiple different types of grief, which somehow all join together in a story that left me feeling much lighter than I expected.
Grief exists in so many different forms; Dear Edward embraces the complexity of the emotion, forces readers to grapple with its painfulness, and inevitably reminds us that to feel grief is to be human.
Some books are great books, and som are gifts. I feel like this one is a true gift.