Emily Rapp
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Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief. Beginners Welcome. (2018) — Mitwirkender — 60 Exemplare
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- 1974-07-12
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- female
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- USA
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- Laramie, Wyoming, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA - Ausbildung
- Harvard University
Saint Olaf College
Trinity College, Dublin
University of Texas, Austin - Berufe
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- Antioch University-Southern California
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Rapp made some good points and observations in the first half of the book, particularly on what it's like to live with a disability (read: not as devastating as people imagine). The second half dragged for me, and felt like filler. Perhaps this was just because the author and I have very different personalities and so we grieve very differently.
It was sad to see that though she had grown up in a Christian family, the author never became a Christian herself, and her spiritual beliefs are a conglomeration of various religions and systems. Because of this, she doesn't necessarily believe in God or heaven, and so has no assurance of life after death for her son. This left the book without any real conclusion, and that contributed to my not liking the second half much.
I hate to complain about a book like this, that's so personal, but I also wished she had spent a few more minutes describing Tay-Sachs, the rare disease her son has. I'd never heard of it, and the book didn't give me a clear picture of what it actually is.
Rapp quotes a lot of poetry, which just isn't my thing, and some of the language was a bit flowery for me. There was also quite a bit of profanity.
I wouldn't bother to recommend this one. It's one of those books I'll barely remember a year from now. It's already fading fast...… (mehr)