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alisonhori's review against another edition
4.0
Very touching and almost alarming honest and non-self-protecting in presentation. This is a first person account from a daughter of her parent's very old ages and death. As a person who lost a parent in my 20's, it is not something I really relate to at all from my own mother's death...but watching was grandparent's end of life...it does speak to that. Interesting and touching.
colleengeedrumm's review against another edition
5.0
Brilliant. Honest. Talented. Witty and Sharp. This graphic novel is a guidestone for everyone who is/has gone through the process of a parent’s (or any close one’s) death. Also a reflective tone of thinking about ones own process. A really great book putting much into perspective. A quick, enjoyable read despite the topic!
You have found the source of the River Ebay. (stuff!)
They weren't that brief. (visits)
When they got back, my father remembered NOTHING. (final Israel trip)
I wish that, at the end of life, when things were truly "done," there was something to look forward to. (EXTREME palliative care, for when you've had it with everything else.
But she (mother) was hard, and she had a temper. I gave up on ever trying to get "my way." I barely knew it existed.
You have found the source of the River Ebay. (stuff!)
They weren't that brief. (visits)
When they got back, my father remembered NOTHING. (final Israel trip)
I wish that, at the end of life, when things were truly "done," there was something to look forward to. (EXTREME palliative care, for when you've had it with everything else.
But she (mother) was hard, and she had a temper. I gave up on ever trying to get "my way." I barely knew it existed.
amelody's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Dementia, Medical content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Grief
raesock's review against another edition
4.0
This memoir was funny and touching and heartbreaking. It’s a stage of life I am dreading and this felt like a very honest portrayal.
heidihaverkamp's review against another edition
5.0
A delightful but disturbing book about Chasts' parents ongoing denial of what was happening to them as they aged, and finally died in nursing care. She shows (and draws!) her parents with all their quirks, how they drive her "bats." But her love for them is clear. A fantastic, hilarious, uncomfortable book. Also reminds you that something is wrong with how our health care and family systems help / don't help people age and die...
badpriestess's review against another edition
Oof, this is heavy. Don't be fooled by the colorful, quirky art. It deals with aging and death and senility and I CAN'T HANDLE THAT RIGHT NOW I'M ON VACATION.