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Loading... Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love, and Lossby Stephanie Wittels Wachs
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I’m not sure if this is fair, given that the book explains more than anything that grief is not an event but an ongoing part of life, but I felt like the book might’ve worked better as a long-form article than a 270-page book. The prose is good at conveying what grief means to an individual, but after a third or so into the book, the story repeats the same message until the end. Not a bad book, but an unpleasant read that felt repetitive in a way that made the book less compelling over time. no reviews | add a review
hoopla Book Club Hub - Spotlight Selection! Visit theclub.hoopladigital.com for discussion guide, exclusive author interview, and more. The space between life and death is a moment. But it will remain alive in me for hundreds of thousands of future moments. One phone call. That's all it took to change Stephanie Wittels Wachs' life forever... Her younger brother Harris, a star in the comedy world known for his work on shows like Parks and Recreation, had died of a heroin overdose. How do you make sense of such a tragic end to a life of so much hilarious brilliance? In beautiful, unsentimental, and surprisingly funny prose, Stephanie Wittels Wachs alternates between her brother's struggle with addiction, which she learned about three days before her wedding, and the first year after his death, in all its emotional devastation. This compelling portrait of a comedic genius and a profound exploration of the love between siblings is A Year of Magical Thinking for a new generation of readers. A heartbreaking but hopeful memoir of addiction, grief, and family, Everything is Horrible and Wonderful will make you laugh, cry, and wonder if that possum on the fence is really your brother's spirit animal. No library descriptions found. |
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