Helpful Score: 7
I am torn on this one...the subject matter is obviously touching and endearing, the idea of the book is great, but the author is supposed to be a professional writer and the book is written as a rambling grandpa. It is not sequential and it can be hard to follow. It also seems like a name dropping event, some many people are emtnioned that really have no necessity to the story. This is an afluent family going through this situation and it is vastly different from the "regular" person going through this tradegy who would not have the luxury of homes in Washington DC and Long Island, private schools and a nanny to boot. But all in all I gave it four stars because I thought it was the realistic portrayal of this families grief, not necessarily a blueprint for grief in general (as if there is one!)
Helpful Score: 3
I cannot being to imagine what it must be like to lose a child. While I appreciate Mr. Rosenblatt trying to give us insight into their lives after the death of their daughter, there might have been a better way to go about it. The book is an easy read and not broken up into chapters - more like little snippets of stories.
I was turned off by his name-dropping. I'm not sure at what point who he knows and what his daughter was given as a wedding gift from Jane Pauley is important to his family's struggle to continue living after their loss.
I was turned off by his name-dropping. I'm not sure at what point who he knows and what his daughter was given as a wedding gift from Jane Pauley is important to his family's struggle to continue living after their loss.
Helpful Score: 2
This memoir is about a retired couple, Roger and Ginny, who live in New England who take on the roles of parents again when their grown daughter dies of a freak heart condition. The daughter leaves behind a widower husband and three small children. Roger and Ginny move in with the widower and help him take care of the children. This book is a short and sweet memoir of parents trying to make sense of death and trying to explain it to the children in their lives. I read this book in just a few days; it only has 166 pages.
