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Reviews about books, movies & TV shows that focus on grief and loss
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“The Underneath” is The Book I Needed This Year
“The Underneath” is The Book I Needed This Year
Kathi Appelt’s gorgeous fable illustrates how love endures, even for those that have lost everything.
Jacqueline Dooley
Dec 13, 2020
Book Review: The Spiritual Lives of Bereaved Parents
Book Review: The Spiritual Lives of Bereaved Parents
This book is a roadmap for anyone who has the interest or desire to support a parent who has lost a child.
Jacqueline Dooley
Dec 1, 2019
Comedian Daniel Sloss Reminds Us to Have a Sense of Humor About Grief
Comedian Daniel Sloss Reminds Us to Have a Sense of Humor About Grief
Sloss’s remarkable insight about grief gives me hope as I try to understand the shape of my life since my daughter died.
Jacqueline Dooley
Nov 22, 2019
‘The One-in-a-Million Boy’ Explores Grief, Friendship, and Redemption
‘The One-in-a-Million Boy’ Explores Grief, Friendship, and Redemption
A review of Monica Wood’s award-winning novel.
Jacqueline Dooley
Nov 5, 2019
A Review of C.S. Lewis’s “A Grief Observed”
A Review of C.S. Lewis’s “A Grief Observed”
“A Grief Observed” is about one man’s grief, but it’s also a deep dive into the sudden shift in perspective caused by traumatic loss.
Jacqueline Dooley
Nov 1, 2019
A Griever’s Review of “The Year of Magical Thinking”
A Griever’s Review of “The Year of Magical Thinking”
Joan Didion wrote The Year of Magical Thinking in 88 days. The book chronicles the first year after the death of her husband.
Jacqueline Dooley
Sep 30, 2019
Why I’m Obsessed With Disney’s “Inside Out”
Why I’m Obsessed With Disney’s “Inside Out”
“Inside Out” illustrates, quite beautifully, that there is no way to prevent the inevitable pain of growing up.
Jacqueline Dooley
Sep 15, 2019
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