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"Making Toast" by Roger Rosenblatt

book review by Riley Burnham 12/6/2023

holy cow this was good(!!!)

emphatically, this is one of the best, saddest, most touching books i've read...

the word 'poignant' comes to mind, & is actually appropriate here -- this one strikes, or pricks at the soul... deeply sorrowful

Roger's 30-something daughter dies suddenly [heart attack], leaving her 3 young children & husband... Roger & his wife move in w/ the fam

we get Grandpa Roger [Boppo] interacting w/ kids, answering their questions, witnessing them, all the while the undertone of grief is pervasive -- this is a book about acceptance & healing, or plodding along...

i loved the portion about the Wailing Wall [Jerusalem] being kicked ["fuck you, God!"] by a close friend when he hears the news...

really, i so HIGHLY recommend this one