Grief Is for People

English language

Published 2024 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

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978-0-374-60984-9
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Wondrous travel through the death of a friend, grief, and a burglary

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The author's best friend dies, grief ensues.

If this were a shitty book, that'd be it. It's not.

I start shutting out friends. With some, I can’t stand to see my pain reflected in their eyes. There are craters in their timelines, as well, ancient holes in the shape of someone gone too soon. But I don’t want to be around more entrenched versions of myself. I barely want to be around this version. Others knew Russell the same way I did, worked with him too, spent those summers on his porch too. But we have all committed the sin of not being able to bring him back. Still others offer me pat wisdom that sounds as if it’s been vetted by general counsel. I can tell I’m being handled. They assure me I won’t feel like this forever. Oh, yeah? Everyone’s a psychic when you’re sad. With more casual …

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