A review by ljjohnson8
The Unpassing by Chia-Chia Lin

3.0

In a desolate part of Alaska, the youngest daughter of a Taiwanese immigrant family dies of meningitis, while her oldest brother - the narrator of this book - survives the same illness. This is a quiet, restrained, well-written book about isolation, the immigrant experience, the search for "home," and devastating grief, particularly the grief of these particular three surviving siblings who attempt to navigate this loss with little understanding or help. A word of warning - unrelentingly sad from beginning to end.