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Wow I loved this. I didn’t feel alone. I felt seen. I laughed. I cried. I will have more thoughts later but this was perfect. Now I’m off to go eat cookies and look at pictures of my mom while I remember I’m a member of this awful club I didn’t willingly sign up for.
First of all, this is the worst club ever and I would like to leave. That said, I did appreciate this book, especially after having a few years to adjust to my membership. My instinct when reading was to compare everything about the author's situation to mine. We were about the same age, our moms were about the same age, and we're both from Massachusetts (just a decade apart). After that point, I didn't find much in common with the author's life at all, and at times I genuinely couldn't tell if
Sometimes the humor was cringe. Sometimes the author rubbed me the wrong way. Our circumstances were very different, but I was surprised how much I related to this book and how much it made me cry. I’m glad it was written.
Unfortunately, I am a new member in this club and I ordered Kate's book to try to find some ideas about dealing with my grief. Because the situations were very different, parts of the book didn't resonate with me but there were other parts that were very meaningful.The author has divided the book into different sections - example - Breaking the News, Holidays, Being Motherless and at the end of each section she has ideas of how to handle certain situations. The book is written with humor and isn...
I've been listening to the podcast that Spencer does with her friend Doree Shafrir, Forever 35, for a couple of years now and just got around to picking up her memoir about losing her mom to cancer. It was really good! I think the fact that I understand Kate's personality (as much as you can from listening to someone's podcast personality) and tone of voice, the types of jokes she makes and when she's being genuine with her emotions, I really enjoyed the experience of listening to this book. It'...
Let's start off with why I'm here: I'm a part of this club. I never would've thought to order this book online if I wasn't. And I'm glad I did. My rating for this book is based on how much it helped me — and it helped me, hence the full rating. I would read this book again. I was sad I finished it tonight, because I felt like I was saying goodbye to a friend I latched myself onto.A lovely member of Oh No They Didn't! recommended this book to me back in early December. As soon as I Googled it and...
I adored this book. I found Kate's voice so engaging; the perfect combination of wry/funny and sad/honest. Though I lost my father, not my mother, I related to so much of Kate's experience. Even if you haven't lost someone, this book is still a great read thanks to Kate's humor and honesty. It will also help you be a better friend to people who have lost someone, since so many of us just don't know what to do for our friends/family after someone dies. (Hint: JUST DO SOMETHING!) 4.5 stars because...
I chose this book from the library to help supplement my research into others’ books of grief, as I am writing my own grief memoir about recurrent pregnancy loss. I adored the author’s total transparency, wit, and unabashed accounting of her ongoing grief experience. This made her journey so real for the reader. I felt she tried a bit too hard at times to be witty, but hey, at least the effort was there amidst such a dark time. I am glad I read this and consider it helpful for my personal grief
Not to freak you out or anything, but I am fascinated with death. Especially the fact that we don't talk about Death much, considering the fact that it is everybody's future. My dad died when I was one, and he was 26, and I never stop wishing that he would have left me a letter, something written just to me, so that I could have some connection to him in my life. Consequently, I wonder a lot about how to do death . . . .well, better. I love Kate Spencer's candor in her essays, as well as her hum...
Another gut-punching book, this one took a while for me to get through because it reduced me to tears frequently as I listened. The author went through a similar experience with her mom’s diagnosis & death as I did, resulting in a lot of flashbacks. Yet, as hard as it could be at times, I am glad I pushed through. I’ve always found it helpful to hear other people’s experiences as it generally makes me feel less alone and provides a few important reminders. One, if they can get through it, you ca...
