I am speechless. This was so raw and real and full of emotion. It's amazing someone could write something like this. It tells the truth. It was a little painful to read, but I just needed to keep going. And the best books make your feel the story. I read her Amelia books when I was young and loved them, she has a gift for being truly genuine and honest. ( )

graphic memoir; losing a husband/father to terminal illness (ALS)
heartbreaking and so sad, but beautifully memorialized--this will ring true for anyone who has ever known someone in hospice. ( )

Absolutely brutal. This was so beyond heartbreaking that I question my decision to read it--and I'm not someone who goes out of her way to avoid sadness and sad stories. I think this graphic-novel memoir will resonate deeply with anyone who's ever cared for a loved one with ALS (though I think it'd be really unwise to read it if currently caring for a sick loved one) and make them feel less alone. For everyone else it feels like punishment. I alternated between trying to power through just to be over with it fast, and reading only a bit at a time to (unsuccessfully) control feeling emotionally overwhelmed. My heart goes out to Marissa Moss and her three sons.

One star docked not for content but for text that was too often written in a confusing sequence. It's not always obvious which speech bubble is supposed to follow which, and I always read them out of order in these confusing panels. ( )

"So there's heartbreak in these pages, but also universal truth. We all have the capacity to face adversity, to come through it, and to heal. We all think we know how to live good lives. What's trickier is how to handle death, how to be with the dying and hold their pain and fear in our hearts. And then let them go." -- Marissa Moss ( )