The Year of Magical Thinking

“I’ve never spent much time thinking about grief. This is the companion I needed. I’m late to Joan Didion, but as they say, things find you when you ready.”

“Her utter heartbreak, shock, and grief are artfully written about in this devastating book.”

“I just commemorated my mother's passing (yesterday, actually) and this book has always been a touchstone for me. I think acknowledging the complicated grief around the loss of someone so pivotal to your life is a difficult thing to do with grace, particularly if/when people don't want to be vulnerable in front of others at the time. This book says, "I see that you're grieving, I'm thinking about you, I'm not asking you to share anything you don't want to"--ultimately because reading is a solitary activity, and it also opens the door for a conversation in the future.”

“favorite of all time”

“I read this for the first time after my Grandma died, it's a beautiful read during times of grief”

“A book that changed my life. I do grief and bereavement therapy work and years ago my interest in supporting the community was peaked when I read this book. After experiencing the loss of a few friends at a younger age my curiosity about navigating the process of grief started and this was the first book I ever read on the topic years later.”

“She’s just the best”

“A book about grief that isn’t going to give you trite platitudes. I’d recommend reading before you need it, and again after you do.”

“an absolute must read...and re-read...and re-re-read.”

“I mean, we all know this one.”

“heartbreaking, poignant, and beautiful”

“grief + stuff”