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Loved it!
Loved it!
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Anonymous
Posted January 10, 2012
Kristy
Absolutely loved this book! Very relatable! Looking for a sequel ..... to follow Sophie and Crystal!
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summerwine
Posted August 8, 2011
Highly Recommended!
Great summer read. This story brings you along the path of recovery after the loss of a loved one. It is also a journey of self-discovery and new beginnings.
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maximunridelover23
Posted July 11, 2011
Reading it!
I love this book! Highly reccommend!
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LOVED LOVED THIS BOOK!!
this book made me laugh and cry...it was a wonderful story that draws you in and you never wanna leave...great great book!!
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8876733
Posted May 15, 2011
Loved it
Recommended highly
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Anonymous
Posted February 12, 2011
A classic, Sophie's story!
The novel Good Grief is all about Sophie Stanton who became a widow after her husband Ethan to cancer. She has to deal with the loss and cope with all the grief it brings her. After being in denial for a few months , she decides that she needs to pull things together and have a fresh start. Sophie sells her house and packs up her stuff to move in with her friend Ruth. Along with moving comes a great deal of other events and life changing experiences. Sophie starts her own business, meets a man that she just might love, and makes a new best friend. All these things in her life bring her stress at times but helps make her stronger and realize that she must keep going on even after Ethan's death. Although he will forever be in her heart and the back of her mind. Its all about the ups and down in life and the struggles one may have to go through. A theme being grief, and happiness. I liked how the story was played out with all the different events you wouldn't expect, it was touching. I thought it was sad that a great amount of the stories Sophie told about Ethan were how he was so sick. I would recommend this book to others because it has a good message and may actually relate to other peoples lives. Overall it was a good book and I enjoyed reading it.
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wow
really was a GREAT book; highly recommend!
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tchrreader
Posted May 30, 2010
A good story-
I liked this story, it was a good book. Not the best but also not the worst. If you need a quick read, this is good for that. This is the story of Sophie who loses her husband to cancer. She is a young woman without children (thank goodness). She now has to re-invent her life. It is a fun and funny story that is heartwarming and heartbreaking. If you are having a hard time, read this story. You will love Sophie. This is a good book, you will enjoy it. A quick read that you will enjoy.
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just-a-thot
Posted May 30, 2010
Good Grief, it's hilarious!
A great book about a recently widowed, young, woman who needs a fresh start with her life, and along the way finds friends who can do just that. The stages of grief that she goes through are real, and some just make you laugh, some just make you cry. Highly recommend.
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relax1021
Posted May 5, 2010
Great book for a hard subject
I had been having a cruddy day and I needed a pick me up. I ran across this book at the store. The best book I have read in a long time. I am a widow and never thought I would laugh with a "Widow book". I highly recommend it for everyone, especially widows who are a few years out.
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My only negative thing about the book I thought the ending was cruddy. BUT the rest of the book was so great that it didn't matter!
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termoo
Posted March 11, 2010
A winsome look at loss
What a lovely book! Not only is Lolly Winston a brilliant wordsmith, but she's also captured the reality of grief with enough humor to keep the reader from despair.
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This book is filled with vibrant characters, an engaging plot and enough hope to get its readers through whatever life throws at them. There's wry humor, genuine romance, a gritty main character, quirky sub-characters, fun locations and a bakery scene that is movie-ready.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants a simple read written with deep complexity and thought. -
Anonymous
Posted August 15, 2009
Not what I expected
It starts out with funny quips and so you think you are going into a light hearted book about grief. You are not, it's one more book about faith and God and all the things that as a new widow I don't care about. For me the old adage of "If there's a God, why did he do this", "if Faith can move mountains,why did my faith disappear? I realize it could not have been that strong (according to some) but I did believe in God and the church and all of that until the love of my life was gone in a flash. I really did look to this book as being uplifting and light and funny...............it's not. It's just another one of the same
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Anonymous
Posted January 21, 2009
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Couldn't put it down!!!
The cover is what first attracted me to the book. It certainly sparked my curiosity.
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I must confess, I purchased the book and put it in my night stand with a stack of other books waiting to be read.
I am a busy mother of 5. I picked it up looking for a little brain candy and couldn't put it down. I was upset with myself for waiting so long to pick it up.
Lolly has a wonderful way of describing her character "quotes" . She has them answer questions and make statements, and then has a lovely way of describing what they are really thinking. Like life. We all try to say the appropriate thing while we are really thinking something completely different.
With all of her characters weighing life circumstances, they go through all the stages of feelings. Anger, denial, self pitty, and always never to little to late, HOPE!
Would recommend this to anyone for a realistic well written and pleasure to read story.
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Best book on grief - not a text book.
The best book I have ever read on grief. It is not a text book, it is a novel. It is a story about a women who loses her husband young in life. The story is not sad or funny, but it is both. It talks about EVERYTHING. Many issues that widows/ers are too embarrassed to discuss. I can't recommend the book highly enough. It is her first published book. I loved it.
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Anonymous
Posted May 12, 2008
Amazing!
I fell in love with this book. The story was amazing and the characters were so real. I couldn't put the book down.
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Anonymous
Posted March 15, 2008
Just Lovely.
Winston combines all of the emotions of grief into an absolutely splendid read. I couldn't put it down and felt like I lost my best friend when it ended, I loved the characters in this book so much. I read it during a difficult time in my life, not grief inspired, but difficult. And I could feel her pain. I loved this book. Entirely worth reading!
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Anonymous
Posted August 28, 2007
avid reader, 37 yr old working mom
This book was super funny! You felt as if you knew the characters personally. It kept me reading non-stop. I highly recommend for anyone who just needs a laugh.
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Anonymous
Posted June 28, 2007
very good grief
i initially chose this book to read on a flight, wanting something just easy and entertaining to read. what i got was much more. this book had much more depth, humor and feeling than your standard chick lit (the budding romance with the actor seems like a minor part of the story compared to all that Sophie is dealing with - and I mean that in a good way!). Reading a book abotu a newly amrried widow who was my age was such a different story than anything else i've read. i really enjoyed it and also hated to see it end.
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Anonymous
Posted June 27, 2007
What a Read!
This is one of the most delightful books in years. It is funny, sad, outrageous, hilarious and unforgetable. It is the way she handles grief that sticks in your heart and mind. A great read and a great writer. I loved it!
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