A Grief Observed (Audiobook)

from LisaMaria_C

This slender book--only 76 pages in four chapters--is both raw and powerful. I do understand why one reviewer spoke of feeling distaste that something so personal was published. I think that's its strength though. Yes, I almost wanted to look away. I've felt conflicted at times about Lewis' work....

from davegregg

This is one of the most remarkable books I've ever known. It is, in my experience, the best work of short nonfiction in Christian literary history. Regardless, it is certainly one of the most poignant. I feel inadequate to explain further, but being so brief a book, I see no reason why you should...

from peacemover

In "A Grief Observed," C.S. Lewis allows the reader to walk with him on his journey through grief. He was a brilliant scholar and Oxford professor whom people looked to for answers and meaning when suddenly his world was turned upside down by the loss of his wife Joy, who died of cancer in her 40...

from aslikeanarnian

For someone who has suffered a similarly deep loss as Lewis, this book is a comfort. When I read this book, I often find myself underlining something that I have thought or felt or wondered as I've made my way through my own grief. If you've never experienced grief, this is the most realistic acc...

from wvlibrarydude

A great travel through Lewis' suffering of loss and grief. It really helped me face some of the issues I'm going through right now with dad's death. Not a normal book with any clear sense or structure. Just random thoughts and notes. Real gems come through every so many pages. It really gives a s...