giftDecember 29, 2007 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this for a friend who had lost her husband. She thanks me all the time for the book. She said it was well written and helped her a lot throughout her grieving.
Ok, but not the best resource out thereDecember 17, 2007 4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I read this book to help me cope with the sudden death of a loved one. It was somewhat helpful, but it mainly covered the same information in another book I read in a much less comprehensive manner. That book is How to Go on Living When Someone You Love Dies by Therese Rando and I highly recommend reading that book. It is the best I have read on the topic of grief/death/mourning. These authors had good intentions, but I think you will get more out of the Rando book.
Very helpful for survivorsDecember 11, 2007 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I first heard about this book in the "Ask Amy" advice column. I have given copies to my grown daughter and to a co-worker who each faced a sudden death of a loved one. Both said the book helped them through a very difficult experience. I cannot recommend this book too highly.
A sincere effort to be as comprehensive as possible to try to help all those who grieve.December 7, 2007 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is a worthwhile read if, for nothing else, Chapter 19 which contains a list of Resources and Support, both available support groups and recommendations for reading. There are also a number of helpful exercises i.e. suggestions for journal writing, letters to the deceased, etc. that are of healing value. It is evident that the authors put a lot of work into producing this book. There seemed to be a bias in it however that the loss of a child or a sibling was MORE painful than the loss of a parent. Particularly there was not as much support listed in the book for the adult children of deceased parents. It may well be that there just is not as much available on the subject for the authors to list. This is the 11th book on grieving I have read since my father's death in August and Dr Kubler-Ross book ON GRIEVE AND GRIEVING remains the most powerfully written and most helpful book on grief that I have read to date. However there is MUCH in I WASN'T READY TO SAY GOODBYE that is helpful if one takes the time to read the book carefully sifting out what is useful and discarding the rest. It just doesn't STAY consistently in that mode.
Just what I neededNovember 29, 2007 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was just what I needed after I lost my son. He was 22 and died suddenly. The path I took was described in the book - the shock, the adjustment, the recovery. I'll never fully recover, but it was comforting to know others understand what I have been feeling. I gave copies to my siblings so they could better understand what I was going through.
I keep copies on hand to give to others who are also dealing with grief from the sudden loss of a loved one. At times, the grief feels like you are suffering alone, and no one else can understand how you feel. This book was written by others who have had to cope with the same feelings and loss. My loss is not any less to me from having read this book, but knowing I am not alone comforts me. I hope it comforts you, too.
