| | A GRIEF OBSERVED |  | Author: C.s Lewis
Publisher: Easton Press
Category: Book
Buy Used: $1.03
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Avg. Customer Rating:  141 reviews
Sales Rank: 2401568
Media: Hardcover
ASIN: B000J3ZJUO
Publication Date: 2002
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Condition: EARLIER HARDCOVER EDITION -- DIFFERENT COVER -- EX-LIBRARY COPY, Clean with shelfwear - In stock and available for immediate shipping.
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 Book review November 24, 2008
Good read of a classic, but a little dated. A few nuggets to treasure, but his bereavement was unusual in that he knew she was dying at the outset of the relationship. Not so useful for long term relationships suddenly hit by illneess or sudden death.
Joy in hope does not preclude fear, sorrow, and longing November 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Not every author invites readers into the intimacy of his own most personal and profound loss. But not every confirmed bachelor and university professor marries for immigration rather than for love, and later realizes that his heart belongs to the person to whom he is already married, only to formally take her as a real wife during her hospitalization and treatment for a form of cancer that will eventually end her life. But C.S. Lewis is special, and so are his readers.
This personal diary, originally published under a psedonym, offers reassurance that knowing God is good does not preclude feelings of deep sorrow, fear, and uncertainty in the loss of a loved one. Lewis explores the social, emotional, and spiritual earthquakes that are caused by the death of his wife. Losing his intellectual sparring partner, his bedfellow, his friend, and his lover shakes him to the core, yet he clings to Christ as the only source of eteral hope for himself and for his wife Joy.
During a season of grief, I read this book every few weeks. It's a classic and not to be missed, not because it's entertaining, but because it acknowleges deep longings and desires that are intended by our Creator to lead us to Truth.
Raw and true September 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
CS Lewis looks death into the face; he does not flinch and does not console himself with platitudes. He had lost the love of his life and his pain is palpable to the reader. This is a raw and honest book but it is not at all depressing: At the end of the book, Lewis begins to recover: his wish is simply that, on his own death bed, his lover will come back to him and give him the consolation of seeing her face again.
Rather surpisingly, I was diagnosed with terminal cancer myself three weeks after doing this review. The Lord gives, the Lord takes away, blessed be the name of the Lord! If you read this, say a prayer for me that I may die with courage and joy!
Not, "When Bad Things Happen to Good People" September 10, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Lost a child. C. S. asks me to work very hard. I can't do it. Kushner gets to the heart of grief.
Best book for grief July 31, 2008
This book obviously already has plenty of praising views, but I read this book and found it so great that I can't live with myself if I don't write a review. Coming from a kid who grieved a traumatic death, this book *IS* the book to buy if you're grieving, want to understand death, or want to find a book to help out a confused friend (no matter what age) who's grieving. It's worth the price.
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