The Long Goodbye by Meghan O'Rourke

The Long Goodbye

Meghan O'Rourke

306 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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What does it mean to mourn today, in a culture that has largely set aside rituals that acknowledge grief? After her mother died of cancer at the age of fifty-five, Meghan O'Rourke found that nothing had prepared her for the intensity of her sorrow...

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Moods

emotional 100%
sad 100%
reflective 70%
hopeful 60%
challenging 40%
informative 30%
inspiring 20%
relaxing 10%

Pace

medium 88%
slow 11%

Average rating

3.92

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