Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Here After by Amy Lin

24 reviews

autumnruth's review

dark reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

liv_underthetree's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Grief

medhuvada's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Graphic: Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Grief

sammantha's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Graphic: Death, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Pandemic/Epidemic

covergirlbooks's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Devastating. 😭 

The way this memoir is organized, we toggle from the “here” of the author’s memories with her late husband to the “after” of her grief in his absence. She ponders her feelings about whether she’ll see her husband again in the “after” (spoiler: she doesn’t think so), and whether grief will be a part of her “here” indefinitely.

Can I be honest with you? Not every reader is ready for this one. Look up the trigger warnings first. 

But if you’re still on board, if you’ve ever wondered if anyone else could possibly understand the pain of such a loss as this, read this book. If you simply want to see Amy’s journey, pressing into the process, writing openly through each despairing day, becoming the writer her husband Kurtis always knew she was… Read this book.

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Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Medical content

khakipantsofsex's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Graphic: Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Pandemic/Epidemic, Mental illness, and Medical content

elizajboll's review

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

3.0

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Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death

readalongwithyasmin's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Death, and Grief

karina_dreamsinwords's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

“How can grief be so universal, yet so widely misunderstood?”

Amy Lin’s memoir perfectly captures the essence and the many facets of grief. The writing is beautiful and I appreciate the raw honesty of this book.

After the sudden passing of her partner, Amy shares how her life was thrown off kilter, their further plans not coming to fruition, and overall learning to adapt to a new lifestyle.

~ A few of my favorite quotes woven within—

“Grief finds its way into everything. Makes everything a part of itself.”

“Grief is chronic pain.”

“When he dies, I fall out of time.”

**this one especially hit me hard because it evokes the heartbreak and aftermath of a loved one’s death. Time is meaningless because grief is always there in the shadows.

I listened to the audiobook read by the author herself in one sitting! It was a great/heartbreaking experience to go through alongside Amy Lin while she tells her story as if speaking to a dear friend.

This is a heartbreaking read to say the least. Please be kind to yourself and gentle with your heart before picking this one up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Mental illness

brittonmc1221's review

dark emotional reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts