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Last Things: A Graphic Memoir of Loss and Love
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LAST THINGS: A GRAPHIC MEMOIR OF LOSS AND LOVE
I am amazed at how much truth and emotion Moss conveys in her graphic memoir of her husband's short and tragic battle with ALS. In 173 pages and through emotionally explicit drawings she conveys the anger, pain, loss, terror, and love experienced in the process of dying. She captures the entire range of emotions of her family as her husband deals with his illness and impending death.
I am blown away by the whole thing. You would not think that a graphic novel, would be the best median for telling the story, but having read other memoirs about loss, I think having the picture right in front of you makes the difference. It was her story to tell, and she did it in her own way. I appreciate the blunt honesty that she offered voicing her reluctance of becoming the caregiver as the position of a loved one is so often never reclaimed. I also admire her honesty in admitting that at times she was hopeless, hysterical, resentful and that the car is a great place to cry. She holds nothing back and shows it as it is...
5 stars
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I am amazed at how much truth and emotion Moss conveys in her graphic memoir of her husband's short and tragic battle with ALS. In 173 pages and through emotionally explicit drawings she conveys the anger, pain, loss, terror, and love experienced in the process of dying. She captures the entire range of emotions of her family as her husband deals with his illness and impending death.
I am blown away by the whole thing. You would not think that a graphic novel, would be the best median for telling the story, but having read other memoirs about loss, I think having the picture right in front of you makes the difference. It was her story to tell, and she did it in her own way. I appreciate the blunt honesty that she offered voicing her reluctance of becoming the caregiver as the position of a loved one is so often never reclaimed. I also admire her honesty in admitting that at times she was hopeless, hysterical, resentful and that the car is a great place to cry. She holds nothing back and shows it as it is...
5 stars
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August 30, 2020
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August 30, 2020
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graphic
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nonfiction
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really-great-book
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