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Kayak Morning: Reflections on Love, Grief, and Small Boats (2012) by Roger Rosenblatt

On the recommendation of my 'grief and loss' counsellor, I started reading this book to see if it might resonate as I work through many different items of recent loss: my step mother, an extended family, my hearing, a job, and the almost loss of another close family member. In a similar vein as to my reading of A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis— this work did not connect with me or my needs at this time.

Too disjointed in both its content and delivery, I found myself struggling to get through page after page given the small chunks of seemingly disconnected text. While I understand that everyone grieves in different ways, I am not certain that Rosenblatt's process is one worth sharing with the rest of the world. While it's written "bravely and unforgettably from the heart," it's a highly personal account that likely would be best to remain just that.