Notes on Grief
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- Author：Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Summary
Notes on Grief is an exquisite work of meditation， remembrance， and hope， written in the wake of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's beloved father’s death in the summer of 2020。 As the COVID-19 pandemic raged around the world， and kept Adichie and her family members separated from one another， her father succumbed unexpectedly to complications of kidney failure。
Expanding on her original New Yorker piece， Adichie shares how this loss shook her to her core。 She writes about being one of the millions of people grieving this year; about the familial and cultural dimensions of grief and also about the loneliness and anger that are unavoidable in it。 With signature precision of language， and glittering， devastating detail on the page--and never without touches of rich， honest humor--Adichie weaves together her own experience of her father’s death with threads of his life story， from his remarkable survival during the Biafran war， through a long career as a statistics professor， into the days of the pandemic in which he’d stay connected with his children and grandchildren over video chat from the family home in Abba， Nigeria。 In the compact format of We Should All Be Feminists and Dear Ijeawele， Adichie delivers a gem of a book--a book that fundamentally connects us to one another as it probes one of the most universal human experiences。 Notes on Grief is a book for this moment—a work readers will treasure and share now more than ever--and yet will prove durable and timeless， an indispensable addition to Adichie's canon。
Expanding on her original New Yorker piece， Adichie shares how this loss shook her to her core。 She writes about being one of the millions of people grieving this year; about the familial and cultural dimensions of grief and also about the loneliness and anger that are unavoidable in it。 With signature precision of language， and glittering， devastating detail on the page--and never without touches of rich， honest humor--Adichie weaves together her own experience of her father’s death with threads of his life story， from his remarkable survival during the Biafran war， through a long career as a statistics professor， into the days of the pandemic in which he’d stay connected with his children and grandchildren over video chat from the family home in Abba， Nigeria。 In the compact format of We Should All Be Feminists and Dear Ijeawele， Adichie delivers a gem of a book--a book that fundamentally connects us to one another as it probes one of the most universal human experiences。 Notes on Grief is a book for this moment—a work readers will treasure and share now more than ever--and yet will prove durable and timeless， an indispensable addition to Adichie's canon。
Reviews
Tori
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Relatable。 Raw and real。
Colleen
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I guess this was not what I expected。 I wish it resonated， but it didn't。 I guess this was not what I expected。 I wish it resonated， but it didn't。 。。。more
Lisa Bowman
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I am overwhelmed in the most beautiful way。
Jaymee
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Adichie's feelings of shock and grief in the middle of a pandemic are relatable。 She writes， "I can't believe I am writing about my father in past tense。" Adichie's feelings of shock and grief in the middle of a pandemic are relatable。 She writes， "I can't believe I am writing about my father in past tense。" 。。。more
Rebecca
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Just an hour long audiobook， but we’ll worth the listen。 Especially poignant was that on top of her grief felt at the sudden passing of her beloved father， there was added pain due to the unique difficulty of having this happen during the pandemic in another country。
Sara
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This was good， but more like an essay than a book。
Aline Gomes
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“Até agora， o luto pertencia aos outros。 Será que o amor traz， nem que seja de forma inconsciente， a arrogância ilusória de achar que nunca vamos ser tocados pela dor？”
Di Karungi
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'Grief is the celebration of love， those who can feel real grief were lucky to have loved。’ 'Grief is the celebration of love， those who can feel real grief were lucky to have loved。’ 。。。more
Abigael
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Chimamanda takes us through her journey of settling in with her grief after her father died。 The rollercoaster of emotions when you first immediately loose a loved one。 It's very relatable if you've lost someone and I highly recommend to people who grief just knocked Chimamanda takes us through her journey of settling in with her grief after her father died。 The rollercoaster of emotions when you first immediately loose a loved one。 It's very relatable if you've lost someone and I highly recommend to people who grief just knocked 。。。more
JosheGM
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5。0 ⭐️ Realmente capta la atención， dejando un gran cúmulo de preguntas en tu cabeza， contextualizando el mundo en una situación continua de duelos， que complican la existencia。
Laura Newton
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The writing here is exquisite and heartbreaking。
Cait
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A beautiful tribute to her father， and a good read about grief and how encompassing it is。
Joe Kessler
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Expanding on a viral New Yorker article， this short book from author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie shares her experience with mourning her father， who passed away in June 2020。 （He didn't die of the coronavirus， but travel restrictions aimed at containing the pandemic kept her from flying home to Nigeria to be at her family's side。） Despite the title， I think this volume works better as an ode to the man than an actual reflection on grief， and I particularly doubt it will become the definitive 'death Expanding on a viral New Yorker article， this short book from author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie shares her experience with mourning her father， who passed away in June 2020。 （He didn't die of the coronavirus， but travel restrictions aimed at containing the pandemic kept her from flying home to Nigeria to be at her family's side。） Despite the title， I think this volume works better as an ode to the man than an actual reflection on grief， and I particularly doubt it will become the definitive 'death in the time of COVID' memoir。 Except for an early passage railing against the empty platitudes that people say to mourners， I'm not finding much insight into bereavement overall， just a portrait of a parent who was clearly deeply loved。 Readers can draw their own links from that to the certain ache of his new absence， but the text rarely spells it out so explicitly。Find me on Patreon | Goodreads | Blog | Twitter 。。。more
Sukh Singh
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It's always difficult to talk about something so personal but I felt this book did it justice。 It was short but impactful。RECOMMENDED 💜 It's always difficult to talk about something so personal but I felt this book did it justice。 It was short but impactful。RECOMMENDED 💜 。。。more
Janine
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Everything Adichie writes is a gift。
Natália Durães
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Um livro simples， de memórias e de luto。 Brutalmente lindo。“Será que o amor traz， nem que seja de forma inconsciente， a arrogância ilusória de achar que nunca vamos ser tocados pela dor？”
Sonja
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This is a beautiful kind of eulogy for her father， but reaches into everyone’s heart who has felt grief。
Maria Cardenas
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El duelo hace parte de nuestras vidas， sin embargo por alguna razón resulta incomprensible para muchos。 Me identifiqué con cada pensamiento， recuerdo y frustración que describe la autora。
Jennifer Palmblad
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A beautiful love letter to a dead father， 80 pages long。 Every page as impactful as the next。
Gizem Cavuslar
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Raw and accurate description of how it's like to be at the core of grief。 Raw and accurate description of how it's like to be at the core of grief。 。。。more
Anjali
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It's all about grief ans everything that comes with it。When I was reading this story， it was like I was witnessing some personal moment， like I'm not supposed to be here， this is too personal but it was amazing， It was sad， it was gloomy but it was also heartwarming at times and hey this book isn't supposed to be happy so yes。The writer writes about her father who departed during the lockdown and theu way she writes is so relatable， yes， I know the frustration right？ Sucks to be not struck far a It's all about grief ans everything that comes with it。When I was reading this story， it was like I was witnessing some personal moment， like I'm not supposed to be here， this is too personal but it was amazing， It was sad， it was gloomy but it was also heartwarming at times and hey this book isn't supposed to be happy so yes。The writer writes about her father who departed during the lockdown and theu way she writes is so relatable， yes， I know the frustration right？ Sucks to be not struck far away from you loved ones 。。 and all that。Definitely a must read I would say and it's rather small so yes whey not。 。。。more
Grace
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Absolutely beautiful。 I felt Adichie’s anger， as well as her tenderness towards her father and whole family。 She is a beautiful writer， and I want to read all of her other books。 I only intended to read a few pages at first but I ended up reading the whole book in one sitting。 I loved her descriptions of her dad， his humility， silliness， pride towards his family， and selflessness。 I won’t be forgetting this one for a long time…
Steph
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Honest and meaningful messages to help cope with loss， which was exasperated during the isolation， border closures and uncertainty of the COVID era。 It never ceases to amaze me how much depth and splendor she can envelope in so few pages。 Beautifully tragic and important。
Wendy Dembo
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I can't imagine the pain of someone dying during the pandemic and not being able to be with your family。 This made me realize that I need to videotape my Dad。 Ugh。 I don't want to think about that。 I can't imagine the pain of someone dying during the pandemic and not being able to be with your family。 This made me realize that I need to videotape my Dad。 Ugh。 I don't want to think about that。 。。。more
Karen Stokes
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Amazing and heartfelt and full of love。
Diana
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A personal account of private moments and thoughts。 I don't read much on last year; the consequences are so wide reaching and this is one account of how important and essential it is to be able to travel globally and the importance of time。 Adichie's writing is so easy to value and appreciate。 A personal account of private moments and thoughts。 I don't read much on last year; the consequences are so wide reaching and this is one account of how important and essential it is to be able to travel globally and the importance of time。 Adichie's writing is so easy to value and appreciate。 。。。more
Selena
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"Grief was the celebration of love， those who could feel real grief were lucky to have loved。" "I am my father's daughter。" I love and miss you dad。 💙 "Grief was the celebration of love， those who could feel real grief were lucky to have loved。" "I am my father's daughter。" I love and miss you dad。 💙 。。。more
Judith
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I love this author and I hope she found comfort in writing this book。 But I was looking for some commonality and universal truths and I found none。 Her grief is not my grief and her sharing did not touch me。
Jeannie
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These "notes" really brought me back to my own thoughts and feelings that I experienced when my dad suddenly dies， and made me realize that no matter how much time you've had with a parent， it always hits hard and hurts beyond measure to lose them。 I remember doing some writing after my dad died， but none of that could touch the beauty of Adichie's expressions that are captured in this short collection。 These "notes" really brought me back to my own thoughts and feelings that I experienced when my dad suddenly dies， and made me realize that no matter how much time you've had with a parent， it always hits hard and hurts beyond measure to lose them。 I remember doing some writing after my dad died， but none of that could touch the beauty of Adichie's expressions that are captured in this short collection。 。。。more
Päivi Metsäniemi
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Lovely little book on grief。 It tells the story of the author's father's death in the middle of （but not beacause of） the covid-19 pandemic。 He is old， and lives in Nigeria， but the family keeps close contact。 The death comes unexpected - the father is unwell， but no -one thinks it's serious。 And then， all of the sudden， he is hospitalized and dies in a matter of a day。 The author describes sorrow and grief as a visceral experience。 She reminescenses his life， the story of the family， the good t Lovely little book on grief。 It tells the story of the author's father's death in the middle of （but not beacause of） the covid-19 pandemic。 He is old， and lives in Nigeria， but the family keeps close contact。 The death comes unexpected - the father is unwell， but no -one thinks it's serious。 And then， all of the sudden， he is hospitalized and dies in a matter of a day。 The author describes sorrow and grief as a visceral experience。 She reminescenses his life， the story of the family， the good times and the difficult times。 The book is fragmented but easy to follow， the language is clear and beautiful。 。。。more
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