Sara BaderBesprekingen
Auteur van Strange Red Cow: and Other Curious Classified Ads from the Past
Besprekingen
The book is organized by subject: lost and found; runaway slave notices; information wanted; personals; help wanted and swap. Populated with many examples of actual ads, Ms. Badar talks about what life was like in early America, sometimes contrasting similar ads from modern times.
Engaging, often funny, I throughly enjoyed this short book.
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You will likely be familiar with some of the quotations included but having them all together is a treasure. I was especially fond of the short pieces about public figures and their pets. I wasn't aware of the episode when Mr Rogers brought death, loss, and comfort into his neighborhood.
We lost one of our dogs a few weeks ago after a lengthy decline and reading through this book was a great help. I think having the book include all of the things we love about our pets as well as the grief we feel helps to make the grieving a little less horrible. Or at least a little less lonely.
Okay, as is often the case, readers surprise me. Imagine, a book with the mention of pet loss in the title touches on, wait for it, loss. OMG, what a surprise! C'mon, give me a break, find something legitimate to whine about, not something asinine.
Recommended for any pet lover, whether you've recently experienced loss or not. The pain might not be reduced but the happiness of all that came before it will be brought to mind to alleviate some of the pain.
Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley.