A review by maggiestraveledbookshelf
Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

“For the rest of my life, I will live with my hands outstretched for things that are no longer there.”

Rating: 5 stars ⭐️ 

This work is devastatingly beautiful.

CW: Death of a parent 

Overview:

•Short nonfiction book (>100 pages)

•Collection of essays about grief

•Impactful and vulnerable writing style

Reading this felt like I was reading Adichie’s personal grieving journal. Her heartache was on every page, in every line. 

This book gifts us readers two main things: 

1 - that feeling of solidarity in an emotion that can be so isolating. She writes so eloquently about how the death of a loved one changes whom we are at our core. 

2 - an intimate look into her relationship with her father. I feel like I know how special he was to her and to the world. 

If you are emotionally ready to read about grief, I highly recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent