The Rules of Inheritance: A Book Review

Posted on Feb 23 in product/ service review, recommendations, sponsored infoby TalinaPrint

It is a book based on reality, her reality. It chronicles her experiences in losing both her parents to cancer. Not only is it telling a story but it also really touches on the various stages of grief that people often experience.

Anyone who’s lost somebody will be able to relate to the book as it vividly illustrates how lonely grief can be. Actually, even if you’ve never lost anyone or experienced grief for yourself you’ll likely enjoy the book because it gives such insight into the grieving mind.

One thing that stuck out for me was how Claire kept encountering people who felt like they had to say or do something in order to make her feel better about her loss. This struck a chord with me because I’ve done the same thing to grieving people without realizing it invalidates their grief.

This book explores how it is extremely uncomfortable to be around someone who is suffering and cannot be helped but it points out, most grieving people just want to be heard and have their grief acknowledged.

I actually think I know someone right now who needs grief validation and who would really enjoy this book. Whether you’ve lost someone or not, I highly recommend reading this book. The insight is invaluable and if you are grieving it could even be quite freeing.

This is a paid review for BlogHer Book Club but the opinions expressed are my own.